When people only face one type of oppression (i.e. gender, race, sexuality, class) they will side with their privilege (i.e. male, white, straight, owner)
When faced with more levels of oppression people tend to start being more awake to systemic injustices and aware that privilege exists.
People also don’t appreciate intersectionality. Like a gay, black woman doesn’t just have to navigate the same issues as a gay person, a black person and a woman but also has to navigate issues specific to being a gay woman, a black woman and being black & gay. Its a cumulative thing that those from more privileged or common positions don’t get those other interplays and combinations and the additional complexity that adds to that person’s life.
When people only face one type of oppression (i.e. gender, race, sexuality, class) they will side with their privilege (i.e. male, white, straight, owner)
When faced with more levels of oppression people tend to start being more awake to systemic injustices and aware that privilege exists.
People also don’t appreciate intersectionality. Like a gay, black woman doesn’t just have to navigate the same issues as a gay person, a black person and a woman but also has to navigate issues specific to being a gay woman, a black woman and being black & gay. Its a cumulative thing that those from more privileged or common positions don’t get those other interplays and combinations and the additional complexity that adds to that person’s life.