Oppression
Oppression
Oppression
The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.
Martin Luther King, Jr,
oppression
is when a person or group in a position of power controls the less powerful in cruel and unfair ways.
Oppression
Power concedes nothing without a demand. I never did and it never will. Those words came from Frederick Douglass, a former slave who devoted his life to ending the oppression of black people at the hands of powerful white slave owners. The Latin root means pressed against, and oppression feels like hands pressing your head, keeping you down. Oppression can be widespread throughout a culture, or felt by a single individual, like enduring the suns oppression on a hot summer day.
In a social justice context, oppression is what happens when people are pushed down by societies. (The word comes from the Latin root opprimere, meaning "pressed down.") Here are some ways people tend to be pushed down. Note that in many cases, these categories overlap in such a way that one person has to deal with multiple forms of oppression.
Sexism: Sexism has been an almost universal condition of civilization, probably due to the fact that men tend to be larger and to have more upper body strength than women. This brings with it a greater average capacity for violence, violence is the language of despotism, and we are only slowly moving beyond despotism. Sexism tends to force women into subservient, restrictive roles that many women do not want, and to force men into dominant, competitive roles that many men do not want. Heterosexism: A subcategory of sexism, heterosexism describes the pattern in which people with clearly-defined genders are assumed to want to have sexual relationships exclusively with members of the opposite gender. Since not everybody does, the outliers can be punished with ridicule, restriction of partnership rights, discrimination, arrest, and even possibly death. Racism: Racism is a social pattern in which people who are identified as members of one specific "racial" group are treated differently from people who are members of another. Colorism: Colorism is a social pattern in which people are treated differently based on the amount of visible melanin in the skin. It is not the same thing as racism, but the two tend to go together. Ableism: Ableism is a social pattern in which people who are disabled are treated differently, to an unnecessary degree, than those who are not. Lookism: Lookism is a social pattern in which people whose faces and/or bodies fit social ideals are treated differently from people whose faces and/or bodies do not. Sizeism: Sizeism is a social pattern in which people whose bodies fit social ideals are treated differently from people whose bodies do not. Ageism: Ageism is a social pattern in which people of a certain chronological age are treated differently, to an unnecessary degree, than those who are not. Nativism: Nativism is a social pattern in which people who are born in a given country are treated differently from those who immigrate to it, to the benefit of natives.
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ONE HERO at a Time
No other offense has ever been visited with such severe penalties as seeking to help the oppressed.
Clarence Darrow
Bullying: Staff & Student Domestic violence Prejudice Intolerance Power & Control over others Manipulation
*Nearly 1 in 4 women in the U.S. reports experiencing intimate partner violence at some point
in her life and 15 million children live in families in which intimate partner violence occurred within the past year, according to the Centers for Disease Control
1)A history of violent or aggressive behavior, 2)young age at first violent incident, 3)having been a victim of bullying, 4) history of discipline problems or frequent conflicts with authority, 5) early childhood abuse or neglect, 6)having witnessed violence at home, 7)family or parent condones use of violence, A history of cruelty to animals, Having a major mental illness, 8)being callous or lacking empathy for others, 9) History of vandalism or property damage Other signs of potential violence may be present over time and may escalate or contribute to the risk of violence given a certain event or activity. These might include:
1)Serious drug or alcohol use, 2) gang membership or strong desire to be in a gang, 3) access to or fascination with weapons, especially guns, 4) trouble controlling feelings like anger, 5) withdrawal from friends and usual activities, 6) 7)Regularly feeling rejected or alone, 8) Feeling constantly disrespected Some signs of potential violence may be new or active signs. They might look like:
1) Increased loss of temper, 2) Frequent physical fighting, 3) Increased use of alcohol or drugs, 4) Increased risk-taking behavior, 5) Declining school performance, 6) Acute episode of major mental illness, 7) Planning how to commit acts of violence, 8) Announcing threats or plans for hurting others, 9) Obtaining or carrying a weapon
There is research that indicates that new or active signs are more predictive of short-term risk of violence than historical factors, which may be more predictive of longer term risk.
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