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fandomhigh2012-09-06 10:55 pm
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Oppression, Resistance and Revolution - Friday
When the students entered into class this week they would find their teacher sitting serenely behind his desk. Behind him on the blackboard was written a single word in large block letters.
“OPPRESSION”
“Last week we had discussed various causes you felt strong enough to die for,” Eric began as the students took their seats. “As in many cases all of these causes have a singular root.”
A classroom pointer floated up in the air and then with a loud THWACK hit the blackboard right underneath the aforementioned word.
“There are several sorts of oppression,” Eric continued as he stood up and began to walk around the room. “Cultural. Institutionalized. Systematic. Cultural oppression typically occurs through socially supported mistreatment and exploitation of a group or category of people by another group or category of people. Institutional oppression occurs when established laws, customs, and practices systematically reflect and produce inequities based on one’s membership in targeted social identity groups. And finally there is systematic oppression. Here the term oppression refer to the subordination of a given group or social category by unjust use of force, authority, or societal norms in order to achieve their desired effects.”
Erik paused to let out a dramatic sigh as he turned and faced his students.
“Human history is wrought with such examples. I’m sure those of you from other galaxies and dimensions can provide even more,” he continued. “Today’s assignment is a short essay of no more than 100 words giving an example of such oppression. You will then share them with the rest of the class.”
He paused again... Mostly for dramatic effect.
“Begin.”
“OPPRESSION”
“Last week we had discussed various causes you felt strong enough to die for,” Eric began as the students took their seats. “As in many cases all of these causes have a singular root.”
A classroom pointer floated up in the air and then with a loud THWACK hit the blackboard right underneath the aforementioned word.
“There are several sorts of oppression,” Eric continued as he stood up and began to walk around the room. “Cultural. Institutionalized. Systematic. Cultural oppression typically occurs through socially supported mistreatment and exploitation of a group or category of people by another group or category of people. Institutional oppression occurs when established laws, customs, and practices systematically reflect and produce inequities based on one’s membership in targeted social identity groups. And finally there is systematic oppression. Here the term oppression refer to the subordination of a given group or social category by unjust use of force, authority, or societal norms in order to achieve their desired effects.”
Erik paused to let out a dramatic sigh as he turned and faced his students.
“Human history is wrought with such examples. I’m sure those of you from other galaxies and dimensions can provide even more,” he continued. “Today’s assignment is a short essay of no more than 100 words giving an example of such oppression. You will then share them with the rest of the class.”
He paused again... Mostly for dramatic effect.
“Begin.”
Re: Present your Essay
"I'm Mexican-American," he began. "My mom came here legally, but some immigrant families didn't. The kids in those families can be deported, even if they were like a month old when they came over and don't know anything about the country their parents were from or speak the language at all. Even if they aren't deported, there are a ton of things they can't do because they aren't legal residents. Like, you can't enlist in the military, you can't get a real job, you can't get a student loan. I understand why there's immigration law, but punishing kids for choices their parents made is rotten. It's oppression based on which side of an imaginary line called a border you were born on."
Re: Present your Essay
Re: Present your Essay
He wished he had a better answer.
Re: Present your Essay