Conservatives seem really fixated on the “identity” aspect of liberals. I usually (as a liberal) don’t give it much thought. You’re Asian? Cool. I mean…isn’t it true? Is david brooks trying to say “”I don’t see color”  or “I don’t see sexuality”? That’s false. Someone else responding here said yeah, then, for conservatives, if you don’t fit the mold, it means you are flawed. So instead of being Asian or gay as something we must never speak of or acknowledge, democrats acknowledge it. I am always perplexed as to why conservatives get all upset over identity being acknowledged. Because it’s a group they are outside of? Sorry you can’t be asian David Brooks? Maybe you aren’t the center of the world?