The claim of identity politics isn't that we must be seen through those labels, but rather that in present society we _actually are_ always seen through those l

The claim of identity politics isn't that we must be seen through those labels, but rather that in present society we _actually are_ always seen through those labels and we should acknowledge it in our language. Only by acknowledging it can we begin to fight it. I don't necessarily agree or disagree, but that's the claim as I understand it.