https://padlet.com/nicolepalmetto41/wkjq1oh0rpjqjjha en-us 2022-05-16 00:29:58 UTC 2022-05-16 01:18:16 UTC hello@padlet.com nicolepalmetto41 https://padlet.com/nicolepalmetto41/wkjq1oh0rpjqjjha/wish/2184898427 According to Iris Marion Young Oppression is systemic and built into the structure of society we recognize today. She states, "It's causes are embedded in unquestioned norms, habits, and symbols, in the assumptions underlying institutional rules and collective consequences of following those rules"(Young, 39). Oppression is another term for the prolonged and unjustified treatment, specifically in marginalized groups. Marginalized groups face oppression as a collective. The five faces of oppression are violence, exploitation, marginalization, powerlessness, and cultural imperialism. 

In this article, the five faces of oppression are at work in the Supreme Court to reverse Roe v Wade. The supreme court is a key figure in the structure of society as we know it, and it has been carried by the five faces of oppression; exploitation, marginalization, powerlessness, cultural imperialism, and violence. ]]> 2022-05-16 00:42:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolepalmetto41/wkjq1oh0rpjqjjha/wish/2184898427 nicolepalmetto41 https://padlet.com/nicolepalmetto41/wkjq1oh0rpjqjjha/wish/2184908712 Braden speaks to white southern women in an effort to rally support for the release of Thomas Wansley, a Black incarcerated man. Wansley was convicted of raping a 57-year-old woman; she could not identify him at the time of his arrest. Although his conviction was overturned in 1964 due to ongoing protests, once the protests stopped, Wansley was convicted again. Braden speaks on the Myth of White Southern Womanhood; if a black man is convicted of a crime against a white woman, there is no mercy for him. By remaining silent white southern women are actively imprisoning Black men and are using the “wronged white woman” status to maintain a sense of identity. 

This article is eerily similar to the premise of Braden’s piece that white women have blamed Black men for assault to have their moment in court and feel like they have power. By walking on the backs of Black men, white women are benefiting themselves and contributing to the genocide of Black men at the hands of the police. ]]> 2022-05-16 00:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolepalmetto41/wkjq1oh0rpjqjjha/wish/2184908712 nicolepalmetto41 https://padlet.com/nicolepalmetto41/wkjq1oh0rpjqjjha/wish/2184930664 Peggy McIntosh argues for the abolition of structural privilege. She recognizes the importance of recognizing privilege and dismantling at the structural level, such as in the Supreme Court. McIntosh states that she was taught that racism puts people at a disadvantage, but she was not taught about the advantages or privileges racism gives her as a white woman. Although she faces oppression for being a woman, she understands racism, sexism, and heterosexism are not the same. She still faces advantages as she is white. Privilege to her is weightless, and people choose not to speak about it, which keeps white privilege and racism alive. Privilege is the series of advantages one has because of their background and proximity to whiteness. 

This article by Global Citizen discusses the challenge of accepting you have privilege and how important it is to recognize you have privilege. Global Citizen then connects the acceptance of having privilege to taking steps towards liberation for all.  ]]> 2022-05-16 01:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolepalmetto41/wkjq1oh0rpjqjjha/wish/2184930664