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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