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This post is correct, if you are white and trans then the oppression you face is just ‘transphobia’. If you are black and trans then the oppression you face is both ‘racism’ AND ‘transphobia’. The more minority status’ you have, the more oppression you face: they stack ON TOP of one another. One status (black, trans, disabled, autistic/neurodivergent) doesn’t disappear because you have another one.

However, I would like to talk about WHY white people may have such a hard time understanding this: they are also suffering because they are oppressed and don’t usually realize it. They aren’t oppressed for ‘being white’, as conservative grifters would like you to believe, they’re oppressed for being poor/not wealthy.

A lot of the time there seems to be a knee jerk reaction where (white/cis/straight/men) people get mad at the idea that they have privilege because they are financially struggling. ‘How can I have privilege if I can’t even afford my groceries’ is probably a very common thought when ideas like intersectionality (the stacking of minority status’ effecting people differently) is brought up.

This is because class consciousness is HIGHLY discouraged in America and definitely not taught about (can’t speak for everywhere since I’m not from everywhere) and the myth of meritocracy as well as a belief in their ‘temporarily embarrassed millionaire status’ is STILL incredibly common. Unfortunately for them, things for the poor AREN’T going to get better anytime soon (the healthcare nightmare, tariffs, removal of public services, etc.) and upward mobility (the ability to become richer) is going to shrink substantially.

This means that there are a bunch of people suffering because they can’t afford to live, but also don’t know where that suffering is coming from (the wealthy pocketing a large portion of their paycheck and continuously raising prices simply because they can/ greedflation). This means their anger and suffering can be USED as a weapon by the wealthy to turn them against other, often more, oppressed groups by falsely blaming them for their troubles. This is what is happening right now in America with immigrants.

Class struggle is THE #1 struggle we are all facing. It is THE status that trumps all others as well: if you were both ‘black’ and ‘Jeff Bezos rich’, you would still be able to buy America out, however if you were ‘white’ and ‘homeless’ you’re still going to be spit on and kicked while you are down.

It VERY difficult to see oppression when that oppression is levied against the majority.

That isn’t to lessen the message of this post: the answer to the question “Across cultures black people suffer most. Why?” Is because being black is a minority status and racism exists. To be even more specific: because white people and black people have a long history of being pitted against one another for the benefit of the owning class.

Essentially, I wanted to add that advocating for the teaching of class consciousness can help to open (white or otherwise privileged) people’s eyes to the systems at play here. When oppression isn’t something that happens ‘over there’ or ‘to someone else’ they may start to realize that it’s everywhere and that NONE of it benefits them or is even neutral towards them: it hurts them too.

i dont think whites understand how being white makes literally everything easier.

it effects everything.

being trans is easier when youre white.

being gay is easier when youre white.

being disabled is easier when youre white.

being a woman is easier when youre white.

being autistic is easier when youre white.

oppression is eased when you are white, as you get extra privileges, and your whiteness is seen as a positive characteristic that in some ways counter-balances your other forms of being a minority. whiteness controls everything.

you are automatically way more innocent in your own oppression as a gay, trans, disabled person because of your whiteness.

never forget this.

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The fact that this is 80 fucking years ago but still just as relevant is terrifying.

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literally everything being said at trump’s inauguration:

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oh my god...

so the first screenshot is trying to look this up on tiktok normally, "donald trump rigged election" and it says that search violates community guidelines.

the second screenshot is looking up the same exact thing, but with a (australian) vpn on. canadian vpn didn't fix it fyi.

THIS is exactly the type of censorship to be looking out for on tiktok. this actually is crazy.

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Hey friendly reminder to love and cherish Green Day

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I couldn’t reboot it for some reason

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It’s uncanny how similar Trump is acting like Hitler. People are now doing the Nazi salute. They’re drawing the symbol. The KKK was seen in Kentucky asking people to join them. ICE has been ripping families apart. Companies have pulled back Diversity Initiatives. We’re no longer part of WHO and there won’t be any communication from the CDC at least until February 1st. We’re being censored and the news can’t be trusted. Thousands of Americans didn’t know there were protests against Trump yesterday outside the U.S. Quotes from The Handmaid’s Tale and Anne Frank have been compared to what’s going on right now.

According to The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Studies and Prevention the U.S. has officially been given a red flag alert for Genocide.

I’m exhausted but I will never stop being angry.

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I want you to remember:

The fascists hate you too and they just will pretend otherwise until after they've killed the rest of us, before they turn on you.

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musk is going to die in a Tesla explosion in 6 months after sticking his nose where it doesn't belong and we will never get a conclusive answer on whether it was a CIA car bomb or just a normal Tesla malfunction

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Screaming yelling crying throwing up peeling all of the skin off my face stabbing myself repeatedly

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A parent raping their own child is a reality. That is why it is always considered an exception to an abortion ban.

Republicans rule against all exceptions, knowing this parent/rape situation happens in their state.

Patriarchy can be so disgusting. Conservatives do nothing to protect these children.

Ultimately, Republicans ignore sexual assault victims by choice.

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"THERE IS NO STATE WHERE IT IS LEGAL TO KILL A BABY WHEN IT IS BORN" THAT WAS A FUCKING AMAZING MODERATOR INTERJECTION THANK YOU SO MUCH

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What you missed on the September 10th, 2024 Presidential Debate

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The way we treat children has a societal price tag I am willing to pay.