#Oppression

Long ago, raised by Social Democrat parents, I used to think class was the main issue. I believed that if we only resolved inequality, reduced the inequities that make people
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No excuses: we are part of a racist society, and that influences our actions and relationships. Alana & I try to fight against the racism that's inside us. We don't
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Totally oblivious to the struggle of her people, totally complicit in the perpetuation of policies & ideologies that led to the oppression of her own people for centuries. Much in
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an ISU professor put on their syllabus “if you are racist or homophobic on purpose i will dismiss your from class” and republicans are literally calling for her to be
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As someone who's been a massive VOCAL fan of #GinaCarano from her MMA days to Haywire to her straight to DVD phase to her rebirth in #TheMandalorian , it's f***ing
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Some final thoughts on this coming up...https://twitter.com/andrewbartletta/status/1246503225488035842 I’ve never been shy to admit there *was* an antisemitism issue within the Labour Party. There was patently a crank problem which *did*
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Thread: PLEASE stop critiquing and criticizing how others show up or not show up in this moment. Now isn’t the time to be self-righteous, either. Everybody has a part to
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Unpopular Opinion: I find it very amusing when Nigeria Twitter, diaspora branch tries to troll Nigeria twitter, head office about how their rulers have made them unhappy, and how they
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re: doggface (native homeless man + his cranberry juice) him singing/lipsyncing the n word is wrong like...thats not up for debate. but it is weird the way ppl *actively* try
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the reason protesters march down in these nightlife districts in particular is because as I said before, rich white suburban kids who live in their bubbles believe they can escape
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#AngHulingElBimboThough kita ko kung paano problematic AHEB in some aspects, I think we shouldn't burden art to completely show us how to deal with the problem. Edi sana nagsulat tayo
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NOPE I SAID WHAT I SAID we’re holding obvious racism accountable here lovely. Of course all of us shouldn’t be getting murdered by police but it’s very clear that black
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Thread 1/3: I was moved by Dr @uche_blackstock tweet: the refrain “being silenced” in academic medicine. Many exceptions, and it’s still a half-baked idea but some of us have
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Tomorrow marks the start of Pride Month in the UK, and right now it’s important to remember that the modern LGBT+ movement began with protests and riots against the cruelty
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Today is National Suicide Prevention DayOur work is to make the world a safe place for people to exist, focus on healing &destigmatizing talking about mental health Individual resilience
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Why did I start @BlackInSciComm? Black people are not born social justice warriors. I want to talk about science and chill 99.9% of the time. Instead, because y'alls people don't
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