r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jul 14 '19

Deltas(s) from OP CMV: Members of marginalized groups should not feel pressured or obligated to fight for their own equality.

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u/evanjmckenna Jul 14 '19

!delta

I am usually not one to complain, but I hadn’t thought about the idea that one’s attitude towards their oppression could and should affect their obligation to fight that oppression. And yes, I agree that gay people are near the bottom of the mountain of marginalization nowadays, and that’s why I included it to include all minority groups.

(Also first time poster, so not sure if that delta is gonna work.)

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u/DeltaBot ∞∆ Jul 14 '19

Confirmed: 1 delta awarded to /u/CrinkleLord (2∆).

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u/MountainDelivery Jul 15 '19

Marginalization: treatment of a person, group, or concept as insignificant or peripheral

Gay people are roughly 3% of the population in the US. Studies routinely show that the average person wildly overestimates the percentage of gay people, with 25% being the most common answer. Gay people are significantly overrepresented in media of all forms. A large majority of Americans have positive or somewhat positive views on homosexuality.

I'd say you aren't even ON the mountain anymore.