When someone has been pressured to identify themselves, but is not yet self aware, by someone claiming to be an authority.
This often comes up with police trying to get your ID, school wanting to know about family and what you eat for breakfast, politics whating you to side with a party instead of refusing to get involved in party politics and be an issue based voter.
Not to be confused with sexualy orientation by way of identity, social identity in that how you look is not your identity but how other people precieve you and in turn treat you.
This often comes up with police trying to get your ID, school wanting to know about family and what you eat for breakfast, politics whating you to side with a party instead of refusing to get involved in party politics and be an issue based voter.
Not to be confused with sexualy orientation by way of identity, social identity in that how you look is not your identity but how other people precieve you and in turn treat you.
I'm a cis gender male and just took a college class notlw I'm having an identity crisis, am I vegan?
by Juncture May 19, 2024

AS I REST IN GOD, I BEGAN TO LOOK LIKE JESUS. IN HIS IMAGE, HAVING HIS IDENTITY WHICH IS THE FATHER, HIMSELF AND HOLY SPIRIT TO GAIN FULL ACCESS TO KINGDOM POWER AND DOMINION.
by @tikifaces_ March 11, 2024

The historic root of human dysfunction. The sense that each of us belongs to a group - or tribe - from which we derive our idea of who we are, what we call ourselves, what we believe, whom else is a member and who is excluded.
Whether rooting for a sports team or voting along party lines, we divide ourselves into 'us' and 'them', as humans have done for millennia. It leads us to war. At a minimum we endure a chronic state of para-warfare.
He could not fathom how she had voted for Biden! She in turn looked with speechless amazement at his mindless devotion to ... she could not bring herself to utter that reviled name! Neither could ever change the other's mind by an inch. They were exemplars of tribal identity, each believing their side was right, the other side wrong, the finding of middle ground a fantasy for Springsteen/Jeep commercials during the Super Bowl - itself a tribal enactment - and nothing more.
He could not fathom how she had voted for Biden! She in turn looked with speechless amazement at his mindless devotion to ... she could not bring herself to utter that reviled name! Neither could ever change the other's mind by an inch. They were exemplars of tribal identity, each believing their side was right, the other side wrong, the finding of middle ground a fantasy for Springsteen/Jeep commercials during the Super Bowl - itself a tribal enactment - and nothing more.
by Monkey's Dad July 27, 2021

The process of allowing newly obtained information, over a period of time, to change your beliefs in such a way that are you no longer capable of seeing differently than your beliefs.
After graduating from college, it was clear to her friends that Karen had been identity washing herself; she would become enraged if you disagreed with her.
by The Sarcastic Republican September 30, 2020

That plasmatic-identity entity is too hard to fathom, having an identity that is so plasmatic that it keeps changing erratically.
by MinistryOfDEW December 19, 2023

Critical Identity Theory is easily defined in the National Institute of Health a government board committee.
by AlphaEpsilon September 8, 2023

unidentical twins (a guy and girl) that could 100% pass as Identical twins to someone who has no clue how twins work
by fiveyearoldboyhumor March 18, 2024
