#Oppression

work just rolled out the official rules about "location-based compensation" and i am just having all sorts of feels about the ways this reinforces structural oppression, especially when coupled with
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Can’t believe I need to say this, but racism and sexism aren’t because of capitalism. Capitalism is a reason it is acceptable in our society, but they are not one
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In Orthodox Judaism, men aren't allowed to hear women sing ("kol isha" - "a woman's voice"). The Talmud classifies this as "ervah" - literally "nakedness." Can anyone enlighten me with
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In case it helps, I want to share a bit about a historical figure who gives me strength: Dietrich Bonhoeffer. I consider him a patron saint of using your privilege
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I really hate how “modern”/ “feminist” lite women insist on using the word *submission* to describe not wanting to carry the mental load of household organizational tasks.. since the data
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This activist maneuver is called "wound collecting." The game is to act badly (here, blocking traffic, chasing someone down who tried to avoid them, harassing them in a terrifying way,
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Indian Matchmaking, among other shows about Indian Americans/Indian diaspora fail to acknowledge that just because we are racial and religious minorities doesn’t mean we don’t have our own systems of
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Been thinking about this tweet & thread again this morning in context of conversation w/ my kid @ how some “help” orgs wk w the neurodiverse, or rather, don’t. She
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The conversation about colorism is always funny. On one hand, we live in a white supremacist society and white privilege exists. But when it’s time to recognise how someone’s proximity
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Mainstream leftists need to start taking seriously the idea of abolishing the police entirely. This institution cannot be reformed. It is made up of the most extreme right elements of
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Who oppresses women? Rich white men.Who benefits from feminism NOT focusing on the oppression of women? Rich white men.Who is transitioning? Rich white men.Who is turning feminism toward trans rights
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Dear tweeps,Hopefully it's a good time for some clarifications on this subject. First let me start by saying that the statement in question is not from me. It's from the
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I used to be someone who would argue that other groups in this country faced oppression and discrimination, like the Irish and the Jews. But then I grew up and
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identity politics: a threadive seen a lot of chat, mostly from white people, about identity politics and its corrosive nature.statement like "why do you always bring race into everything?" and
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Are American Catholics aware that frequent communion was a rarity throughout much of the medieval period and was only reintroduced through the liturgical reforms of Pope St Pius X in
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Ça parle de tentative de cancelled alors que littĂ©ralement personne n’a dit ça Toutes les personnes qui ont dĂ©noncĂ© la psychophobie, ont mit un mot de comprĂ©hension et d’appel Ă 
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