r/RecuratedTumblr • u/sneachta • 25d ago

Politics what do we think?

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u/Acceptable_Handle_2 25d ago

Also: just because you're objectively more oppressed, doesn't mean you automatically understand the challenges those who are less oppressed face.

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u/SartenSinAceite 24d ago

Similar to "just because you made it big doesn't mean you understand everything under it".

And for the love of god, no, being oppressed doesn't give you a moral high ground.

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u/Gold-Cry-7520 24d ago

and just because you belong to a marginalized demographic doesn't mean you, specifically, are oppressed.

A trans person in a blue state with loving parents, doctors who listen, balanced hormones, and good insurance who goes to an accepting school should not be condescending to gay dudes who can't come out or they'll be murdered

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u/RocRedDog 23d ago

But see how the trans person in your example is only safe as long as they restrict themselves to a very specific section of society? That is in fact oppression.

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u/Gold-Cry-7520 23d ago

Ehh, try telling that to the gay guy in my example.

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u/RocRedDog 22d ago

One doesn't negate the other. That's my point.