It's part of the "Everything Is Political" trend, as in "how dare you have any conversation that doesn't involve my favorite grievience X" where X usually range

It's part of the "Everything Is Political" trend, as in "how dare you have any conversation that doesn't involve my favorite grievience X" where X usually ranges over a certain well-known set of problems of the general forms ism and phobic, among other things. You can't straightforwardly enjoy a TV show, a game, a football match, a philosophical or literary work, or literally any other piece of somebody's mind or soul now if that person is Problematic^TM. At best you can get away with a "I know it sounds crazy but me reading this author doesn't necessarily mean I agree with every logical proposition that ever left their mouth so plz don't shoot" ritual, at worst... well there is no worst, everyday is a new low.