Oppression

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The systemic and institutionalized mistreatment, exclusion, or marginalization of individuals or groups based on their social identity, often resulting in unequal access to resources, opportunities, and power.

Intersectionality: The interconnected nature of social categories such as race, gender, sexuality, and class and the consequent discrimination and oppression that results when these categories intersect.
Power dynamics: The ways in which individuals and groups exert power over others, often through cultural and systemic mechanisms.
Stereotyping: The process of applying oversimplified and negative generalizations to people or groups of people based on their social categories (e.g., race, gender, sexuality).
Internalized oppression: The process by which members of an oppressed group internalize the negative stereotypes and messages about their own social category and devalue themselves as a result.
Microaggressions: Subtle forms of discrimination that occur in everyday interactions, often through seemingly innocuous comments or actions.
Systemic oppression: The institutionalized ways in which people are denied equal access to resources, opportunities, and rights based on their social category.
Privilege: The advantages and benefits that are granted to individuals and groups based on their social category, often at the expense of others who do not share that category.
Social constructs: The ways in which social categories and identities are constructed and defined within societal systems and institutions.
Cultural appropriation: The process by which aspects of a culture are taken and used by members of a dominant culture, often without regard for the original context or meaning.
Discrimination: The differential treatment of individuals or groups based on their social category, often resulting in negative outcomes and unequal access to resources and opportunities.
Racism: Systematic discrimination against people of different ethnicities, religions, or backgrounds.
Sexism: Denial of rights or opportunities based on gender, particularly discrimination against women and girls.
Homophobia: Fear, hatred, or prejudice towards individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+.
Ableism: Discrimination against individuals with physical or mental disabilities.
Classism: Discrimination against individuals based on social or economic status.
Ageism: Discrimination or prejudice against people because of their age.
Colorism: Prejudice or discrimination against individuals who have darker skin tones.
Heteronormativity: The belief that heterosexual relationships are the only norm and that others are abnormal or inferior.
Transphobia: Prejudice or discrimination against individuals who identify as transgender.
Religious oppression: The discriminatory treatment of individuals based on their religion, beliefs, or lack thereof.
Islamophobia: An irrational fear or hatred towards individuals who practice Islam.
Xenophobia: Fear or hatred towards individuals from different countries, cultures, or nationalities.
Colonialism: A form of oppression in which one country takes control of another, imposing its culture, language, and values while exploiting resources and labor.
Patriarchy: A system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.
Fatphobia: Prejudice or discrimination against individuals who are overweight or obese.
Linguicism: Discrimination based on language or dialect.
Environmental racism: Discrimination in environmental policy and practice that harms people of color and low-income communities.
Immigration oppression: The act of discriminating against individuals because of their immigration status.
Marginalization: The process of being excluded, disadvantaged, or undermined by the dominant culture or society.
Eurocentrism: Believing that Europe provides the superior model of civilization that all non-European peoples should strive to emulate.
Lookism: A bias against people based on their appearance.
Quote: "Oppression is malicious or unjust treatment of, or exercise of power over, a group of individuals, often in the form of governmental authority or cultural opprobrium."
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Quote: "Oppression is malicious or unjust treatment of, or exercise of power over, a group of individuals, often in the form of governmental authority."
Quote: "Oppression is malicious or unjust treatment of, or exercise of power over, a group of individuals, often in the form of governmental authority or cultural opprobrium."
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Quote: "Oppression is malicious or unjust treatment of, or exercise of power over, a group of individuals."
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