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> This is an example of the erasure I'm talking about. "Actual oppression" is what you as a white man are willing to accept as oppression. Everything else is fa
by EdSharkey 9y ago
> This is an example of the erasure I'm talking about. "Actual oppression" is what you as a white man are willing to accept as oppression. Everything else is fake. Who gets to decide? Not the people experiencing it. Not the experts in it. You, a random white guy with no particular expertise. And conveniently, the dividing line between "real" and "fake" is the one that lets you off the hook. What a surprise!
Oh gosh, you are so abrasive!
First, I think she said she was a black woman, so clearly you haven't been a good faith participant with cracks like that.
Second, your use of the word oppression is too loose. You can't slap that word on practically every interaction between humans and not have it lose meaning!