Meaning of identity police | Babel Free

Definitions

A person or other entity who attempts to convince another person, usually one with a marginalized identity, that their identity is invalid or that they do not belong to a group with whom they claim to identify.

derogatory, figuratively

Examples

“The self-ordained Indian identity police have⟳ begun to spread⟳ rumors and spurious allegations on university campuses and in other institutions about persons whom they claim⟳ are imposters "masquerading as real Indians."”

“On the one hand, some observers charged the Cherokee Nation with racism, of being "identity police” by excluding non-enrolled individuals.”

“Identity, even with the best of intentions, falls too easily into the hands of petty tyrants—those identity police who monitor⟳ our words and actions, trolling social media to keep⟳ people in their lanes, telling us who qualifies to write⟳ or read⟳—or monstrous despots who crush⟳ love⟳ under their boots.”

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