It is okay to not initially understand why something is oppressive. There is nothing inherently wrong with not knowing something. This society is not prone to teaching you. In fact, it encourages oppressive behaviors. That is why it is so important to take time to educate yourself about these problematic issues.
Try asking folks, too.
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Lorena Barros
She was a bright student, earning honors from grade school through college. In college, Lorie first took up BS Chemistry at the University of the Philippines, shifting later to AB Anthropology. She was a consistent scholar and graduated magna cum laude in 1970. She organized the all-women MalayangKilusanngBagongKababaihan (Makibaka) and became its first chair. When President Ferdinand Marcos suspended the writ of habeas corpus in 1971, Lorie was one of 63 student leaders charged with subversion. She was arrested in Bicol in November 1973. She was captured, seriously wounded. Her captors demanded information in exchange for medical treatment. Lorie refused, saying she wanted to die with her beliefs. She was shot in the nape. She was 28 years old.
Read more on: http://www.bantayog.org/node/54
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Muslim women who choose to wear the Hijab but are also Athletes of the fiercest kind.
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*snaps* to that
Source: http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/smjgy/y%D0%B5arbook_from_1943/
The use of “porn” with other words
Cabin Porn: http://freecabinporn.com/
Food Porn Daily: http://foodporndaily.com/
Earth Porn: http://www.reddit.com/r/earthporn
What feelings arise when you read only the word “porn”? What if I told you I watch “porn”?
What feelings arise when you read “porn” along with words above (cabin, food, earth), both before and after seeing the content of the website?
The scientist in me is quite satisfied.
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