
A thought experiment about the pros and cons of describing your group identity in different ways: should the person in this example identify as being a member of the group or not?
Suppose that the vast majority of people identify themselves as being either part of group Apple, Banana, or Cherry and that these groups are typically viewed as being mutually exclusive (e.g., few people say they are "Apple-Bananas"). Furthermore, suppose that on the issues where Apples, Bananas, and Cherries all ...
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