Tribal Identity

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.
by Monkey's Dad July 27, 2021
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Gender Identity

An excuse for heroes to make themselves more gay by being themselves.
What is your Gender Identity?
Demigod. Don't mis gender me, you blight.
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mixed identity

When a user-member on the BeatYourTruck.com forum can't decide on a permanent avatar and so eludes to a recurring format of unfamiliar and somewhat uncomfortable recognition.
At first I didn't recognize that avatar, but upon closer inspection it turns out that noob moderator has a mixed identity.
by bytfriday August 20, 2011
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revenge identity stalking

Stalking someones online profiles and being so angry at who they are and so empty yourself that you copy and paste from their life, becoming them as a way of getting back at them.
She was so upset at the attention a new girl in the group got that she began revenge identity stalking her.
by Undesired Attention May 17, 2020
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What i call homo-sapiens addicted to abscesses.
Person 1: Are you addicted to abscesses?
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Asexual (+: A catch-all for all other identities and orientations not covered by the specific letters.)
by Abreathofaversaillian January 20, 2025
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Mistaken Identity

When the wrong person is caught for another person.
We shot Mikey instead of that one guy from ***, it was a mistaken identity.
by cowboys1haro December 08, 2023
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