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All Things Considered: Has Identity Politics Crossed the Line?

“The phrase “straight white men” seems to have been imported into Ireland from the United S...

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13.00 16 Apr 2025


All Things Considered: Has Identity Politics Crossed the Line?


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13.00 16 Apr 2025


“The phrase “straight white men” seems to have been imported into Ireland from the United States as a way for certain people to flaunt their right-on credentials but all it ends up doing is antagonising people.”   

So wrote one disgruntled reader in a letter to the Irish Times this week.  

But have identity politics and labels really gone too far? Ciara and Shane discussed on the show today.


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