I posted one of those memes you’re referring to and this is BS because I also voiced my support for intersectionality and recognizing cultural issues. The point is to recognize how capital adopts and commodifies the language of intersectionality and inclusivity, and mediates which notions of it are entertained insofar as they don’t threaten their economic arrangement. Conflating this appropriation with actual intersectional or culturally/identity approaches is what causes this debate IMO.

“Culture war” is another thing, politics turns in to culture war when it can no longer affect economic conditions, which is the case in the US right now as both parties are in full consensus of the economic system. That doesn’t negate the fact that there’s a whole tapestry of significant cultural issues. You actually respect individuals who are targets of this political culture war more when you can liberate their identities from their mere political significance and see them as real human beings. A lot of the big names in the “problems with diversity” conversation, at least the ones I find to have the best handle on this, are the first to admit they support diversity and have directly benefitted from things like affirmative action. It’s really about how these topics are appropriated and mediated by capital and politics for their interests, because they don’t want this to be seen as a class issue or have any notions of that involved, because that’s where the real power against them is held and exerted from.