#Oppression

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stellar_tombs

We become desensitized to images of the exploited in two ways:1. Mainstream media overuses them and creates a "fatigue of empathy" as Sontag would call it.2. Social media, designed for

James Lindsay, man of internet swagger

ConceptualJames

This seems like it's coming out of nowhere, but it's based in a conversation I had with someone earlier explaining an important aspect of Woke culture that many of us

Prerna Jagadeesh

PrernaJagadeesh

Bad faith actors frequently try to cast the fact that corporate politicians tend to win more working class/poc support as a referendum on the progressive movement not being good for

Johnathan 𝒶𝓉 𝐿𝒾𝓂𝒷𝑜

JohnathanBi

If we take Girard’s claims on the fallenness of human nature seriously, then a large portion of western political philosophy is confused about the levers of societal progress ... If,

Syd | RENEW AWAE & SANDITON 🌱

EventyrligKatt

I've noticed this has gotten a lot of traction today, assuming because it's Canada Day, so I'll say it again: It's vital for you to make the effort to learn

Jeff Rothman🌻

amazingjr87

My goes out to anyone & everyone who has ever faced oppression just for being different. We must all stand up for & fight for the equality & justice

Zero HP Lovecraft 🦅🐍

0x49fa98

The relatively static norms in our society have been called by the names of change and progress. Most people are conservative by nature, so they conform to the norm of

Marlon Solomon

supergutman

This morning someone attempted to post Sara Gibb's address in these replies...all because she told a joke about Corbyn. After which she was lied about, abused, harrassed, received antisemitic &

Decolonise QMUL

DecoloniseQMUL

Decolonise QMUL supports the Black Lives Matter movement and the protests across the world that demand justice and an end to oppression against Black people. In response to the protests

Marie Beecham

mariejbeech

Common red flags in conversations about race ― a thread “I don’t think that has to do with race”In a racialized society, systemic racism has affected everything ― education, healthcare,

Phoenix Mercury

PhoenixMercury

.@AlannaSmith96 selected racial justice as her theme for her My Kicks My Cause AF1’s to shed light on the struggles of Aboriginal people in her home country of Australia. Aboriginal

Yasmin Benoit, MSc

theyasminbenoit

Yesterday, we saw fellow members of the LGBT+ community alongside right-wing men and radfems spewing aphobia, racism, sexism, transphobia, ableism and general negativity under my post because I said that

愛情 ⁷ / #𝗦𝘂𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗴

MarchingHere

This is unfair. "Filipina" has been used since the Spanish occupation, as part of a movement to assert women's rights. Pinoy and Pinay have been used by Filipinos in America

Debra Piney 🟪⬜️🟩

adult_human_fem

How many ways can you erase women: a thread.Here is a selection of the names businesses have called us, to avoid saying the word WOMEN@ErasingWomen 1/ Womb ownersUterus ownersVagina ownersPeople

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yuug0_o

like did they actually just leave out the fact that demons devolve if they don’t eat or did she not remember? plshttps://twitter.com/yuug0_o/status/1382114473113124867 bc why else would mujika’s blood be important

W. Burlette Carter

wddaughter

There are groups who mass-edit on Wikipedia, especially on transgender issues. No one regulates these groups. They often use students, led by professors who have a particular viewpoint. The professors