I've found that the tactic of labeling, arbitrarily, your opposition is done to invalidate everything they've said that is empirically supported, because they're an "ist" or "ism" and now, you don't have to address the facts they've brought forward.

I think it's in keeping with a post modern philosophy in which the ultimate goal is the seizure of power, because under that philosophy nothing but power exists. That's why there's such a pervasive notion of "patriarchy" or "racism" in this generation, because they've been taught that philosophy and its altered the lense or paradigm through which they view the world.

I'm a 60 year old conservative white Christian male. I'm looking for work. Social worker by education and practiced for almost three decades. Two references are from, transgender woman, transgenger man, and one from a black Muslim woman. I may not agree but I treat all people as people. Interviewers have changed in twenty years. They want to know what you think about things much more than in my recent history of social work.

Generally speaking, when being attacked as a sexist, racist, homophobic, etc. While discussing issues with someone, it means you have won the argument. They have no further facts or logic to combat your position. All that is left for them is emotion. I simply consider the argument won when that Happens and I let the other party know that as well.

I've been called everything under the sun and I don't understand half of them. Maybe I'm from a generation where sticks and stones may break your bones but names will never hurt you, it's only these millennials which need safe places I would send them up chimneys

Well, you had me at 'Nor does my God instruct me to do so.' Touche'.

It's a divisive concept that is working brilliantly. They use these terms to villify and dehumanize their oposition.

Identity Politics along with Victimolgy using fake virtue signalling to shut down any different thought to gain power over others.
Shutting down people too enforce their domination only ends one way.....

As soon as someone labels me I quit listening because they are no longer engaging me - just their image of me. If they've already taken me out of the conversation there is no reason to hang around.