Identity is when A is equal to B. But if so, why not just call both A?
Identity is when you see yourself in another. But precisely because of being an other, that someone is not you.
Identity is a maze with mirrors for walls. I’m starting to look like a hammer.

Our time is seething with identity. Pride parades are lined with businesses offering to help us manifest our identities by selling rainbow tote bags. The term "identity politics" is tossed around like a hot potato, but no one seems quite sure what it means. Failing identity is a stage essay that attempts to get to the bottom of this frenzy and find out what it really means for A to be identical to B.