To me, "everything is political" is a bumper sticker version of the assertion that what is and isn't "political" in the sense of "political statement" is often

To me, "everything is political" is a bumper sticker version of the assertion that what is and isn't "political" in the sense of "political statement" is often way more subjective than we sometimes recognize it is. If a coworker talks about his husband, is that a political statement? To some people, absolutely, right? How about someone mentioning a concert that they've gone to, for an artist that's outspokenly political one way or another? Just a concert, right? What about talking about a great movie or TV show, if those are, I don't know, "Sorry to Bother You" or "Lovecraft Country"? Can you mention that you went to a gun show, or a shooting range? Can you recommend a Jordan Peterson book? Can you put an NRA logo on your car? What about a BLM logo? What about on your T-shirt? If a coworker goes through a gender transition, how does that get handled in a way that everyone, across the board, considers apolitical? Good luck with that: the very act of transitioning is, to a significant portion of the population, itself political. So, I mean, sure, not literally everything is political, but if you give the statement a bit more of a generous reading than "Come on, are you saying ice cream is political? Harrumph!", you can see the point being made. (Also, re: ice cream: what about Ben & Jerry's?)