I think we could save ourselves a whole of lot of trouble and money by declaring up front: appearances don’t matter any more. We understand. Come out of the closet. Just do it.
The troubles of our times. The political and Ivory Tower classes are the functional equivalents of the Catholic Church at the time immediately preceding the Reformation. By mouthing the appropriate magical formula all sins could be washed away, and indeed, all premeditated sins that were to be committed in the future could be bought off in the present (the sale of indulgences). And so it is today.

By invoking magical phrases like “social justice” your sins are washed away. The symbol is everything. It is easier, and far more comfortable, to deal with symbols than it is with reality. Even a fool can deal with the simplicity of symbols–when forced to confront with reality even the wise are confounded, and with good cause.