,PRIVILEGE & ,OPPRESSION ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,COLLECTIVE ,ACTION ,TEXT 3 #a4 ,SCOPE & ,PURPOSE ,?IS POSITION /ATEM5T IS 9T5D$ TO SKET* SOME 9ITIAL PO9TS ( AGREEM5T CONC]N+ \R UND]/&+ ( IDEAS AB\T PRIVILEGE1 OPPRESSION & 9T]SECTIONALITY4 ,!SE PO9TS >E NEI!R COMPLETE NOR F9AL1 & IT IS \R 9T5TION TO EXP& ON & DEVELOP !SE PO9TS AS \R COLLECTIVE UND]/&+ DEVELOPS4 #b4 ,PO9TS ( ,AGREEM5T #b4 #a ,!RE >E NUM]\S 9T]ACT+ SY/EMS ( OPPRESSION ?AT >E EXP]I5C$ 9 A V>IETY ( WAYS BY DIFF]5T ACTORS 9 \R SOCIETY4 ,!SE 9T]TW9$ OPPRESSIVE SY/EMS 9CLUDE 7BUT >E NOT LIMIT$ TO7 SEXISM1 RACISM1 QUE]PHOBIA1 ANTI-TRANS BIGOTRY & ABLEISM4 ,WE ?9K FI*I/ SOCIETY AS FIY MOVEM5T CAPABLE ( G5U9ELY TRANS=M+ SOCIETY4 ,& ONLY BY ORGANIZ+ AGA9/ ALL OPPRESSIVE & EXPLOITATIVE SY/EMS ( P[] WILL WE CREATE A SOCIETY WOR? FIE UNJU/1 & ALL PEOPLE /RUGGL+ AGA9/ OPPRESSIVE SY/EMS >E RIE DIVID$ & WEAK5$4 ,SY/EMS ( OPPRESSION DIVIDE US N[1 ATTEMPTS TO IGNORE OR PAP] OV] ?IS REALITY DO NO?+ *ANGE ?IS SITUATION4 ,WE MU/ ID5TIFY & CONFRONT SEXISM1 RACISM1 ABLEISM1 QUE]PHOBIA & TRANSPHOBIA 9 ORD] TO ]ODE ! DIVISIONS ?AT EXI/ AMONG ALL PEOPLE :O >E V>I\SLY OPPRESS$ BY !SE SY/EMS & EXPLOIT$ BY CAPITALISM4 #b4#c ,IT IS \R POSITION ?AT BO? AN ANTI-OPPRESSION ANALYSIS & AN ANALYSIS ( CAPITALISM1 CLASS & ! /ATE >E USEFUL1 & ?AT !SE ANALYZES >E MORE USEFUL :5 9TEGRAT$4 ,IF WE DO NOT MAKE ! EF=T TO UND]/& ! DYNAMICS ( DIFF]5T OPPRESSIVE /RUCTURES WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO UND]/& ! COMPLEXITY ( CAPITALISM & ! /ATE1 & \R RESI/ANCE /RATEGIES WILL SUFF] AS A RESULT4 ,DEVELOP+ AN ANALYSIS ( CAPITALISM & ! /ATE ALSO /R5G!NS & DEEP5S \R UND]/&+ ( ! FUNCTION+ ( O!R OPPRESSIVE SY/EMS4 ,WE NE$ TO UND]/& H[ TRANSPHOBIA1 :ITE SUPREMACY1 QUE]PHOBIA & PATRI>*Y >E 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ ?R\< ! ECONOMIC & POLITICAL /RUCTURES ( \R SOCIETIES IF WE >E TO SUCCESSFULLY ABOLI% !M4 0,!SE /RUCTUR$ 9EQUALITIES & HI]>*IES 9=M & SUPPORT ONE ANO!R4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! LABOR ( WOM5 9 *ILD-BE>+ & RE>+ PROVIDES NEW BODIES = ! L>G] SOCIAL FACTORY TO ALL[ CAPITALISM TO CONT9UE4 ,:ITE SUPREMACY & RACISM ALL[ CAPITALI/S CONTROL OV] A SEGM5T ( ! LABOR M>KET ?AT CAN S]VE AS /OCKS ( *EAP LABOR4 ,COMPULSORY HET]OSEXUALITY ALL[S ! POLIC+ ( ! PATRI>*AL FAMILY =M1 /R5G!N+ PATRI>*Y & MALE DOM9ANCE4 ,& ALL /RUCTUR$ =MS ( 9EQUALITY ADD TO ! NIHILI/IC BELIEF ?AT 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ HI]>*Y IS 9EVITABLE & ?AT LIB]ATORY MOVEM5TS >E BAS$ ON UTOPIAN DREAMS0 - ,D]IC ,%ANNON & ,J4 ,ROGUE4 #b4#d ,!RE >E SOME IMPORTANT DIFF]5CES BETWE5 CAPITALISM & O!R SY/EMS ( OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION4 ,CAPITALISM IS A SY/EM ( CLASS RULE F\ND$ UPON CONTROL ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION 7PRIVATE PROP]TY1 SU* AS L&1 FACTORIES1 RES\RCES74 ,! CLASS RULE ( CAPITALISM IS BUTTRESS$ BY IDEOLOGICAL & CULTURAL /RUCTURES BUT IT IS PRIM>ILY A SY/EM ( ECONOMIC CONTROL & CLASS EXPLOITATION4 ,O!R SY/EMS ( OPPRESSION TYPICALLY RELY UPON CLASS HI]>*Y & EXPLOITATION AS A KEY TOOL = MA9TA9+ ! SUBORD9ATE POSITION ( ! OPPRESS$ GR\P4 ,= EXAMPLE1 PATRI>*Y & :ITE SUPREMACY C\LD NOT BE SU/A9$ )\T ! EXPLOITATION ( ! LABOR ( WOM5 & PEOPLE ( COLOR1 :I* KEEPS !M 9 AN ECONOMICALLY P[]LESS POSITION4 ,H[EV]1 ECONOMIC CONTROL IS LESS C5TRAL TO !SE =MS ( OPPRESSION4 ,9/EAD1 SOCIAL 9/ITUTIONS1 SU* AS ! FAMILY & ! G5D] B9>Y1 PLAY A MORE C5TRAL ROLE 9 FO/]+ !SE OPPRESSIVE P[] RELATIONS4 ,! ECONOMIC *>ACT] ( CAPITALISM MEANS ?AT !RE >E SOME KEY DIFF]5CES 9 H[ WE ABOLI% ! P[] ( ! CAPITALI/ CLASS1 9 COMP>ISON TO /RUGGLES AGA9/ :ITE SUPREMACY1 ANTI-TRANS BIGOTRY1 QUE]PHOBIA & PATRI>*Y3 0.<,W.>E AIM TO 5D CAPITALISM ?R\< A REVOLUTION 9 :I* ! WORK+ CLASS SEIZE ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION FROM ! RUL+ CLASS1 & CREATE AN AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ SOCIETY 9 :I* !RE IS NO RUL+ CLASS4 ,= ! O!R /RUGGLES M5TION$1 ?IS DOESN'T QUITE WORK ! SAME WAY - WE CAN'T =CE M5 TO GIVE UP !IR MAL5ESS1 OR :ITE PEOPLE TO GIVE UP !IR :IT5ESS1 OR S5D !M ALL TO ! GUILLOT9E & RECLAIM !IR P[] & PRIVILEGE AS IF IT W]E A RES\RCE ?AT !Y W]E HO>D+4 ,9/EAD WE NE$ TO TAKE AP>T & UND]/& ! SY/EMS ?AT T5D TO CONC5TRATE P[] & RES\RCES 9 ! H&S ( ! CULTURALLY PRIVILEG$ & QUE/ION ! V]Y CONCEPTS ( G5D]1 SEXUALITY1 RACE ETC4 ?AT >E US$ TO BUILD ! ID5TITIES ?AT DIVIDE US0 - ! ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION'S ,WOM5'S ,CAUCUS 7,U,K74 #b4#e ,BROADLY SPEAK+1 ALL SY/EMS ( OPPRESSION CREATE TWO GR\PS3 A GR\P 9 A POSITION ( RELATIVE PRIVILEGE & A GR\P ?AT IS SUBORD9AT$ & OPPRESS$4 ,! GR\P 9 ! POSITION ( PRIVILEGE DOES RECEIVE A RELATIVE B5EFIT FROM ?IS SITUATION1 :E!R OR NOT !RE APPE>S TO BE SOME =M ( DIRECT TRANSF] ( B5EFIT FROM ! OPPRESS$ TO ! PRIVILEG$ GR\P4 ,?IS OCCURS :E!R OR NOT IT IS ACKN[L$G$4 0,! PRIVILEG$ GR\P DO NOT HAVE TO BE ACTIVE SUPPORT]S ( ! SY/EM ( OPPRESSION1 OR EV5 AW>E ( IT0 7,A,F,$1 #b#a#b7 9 ORD] TO EXP]I5CE ! RELATIVE B5EFITS ( !IR POSITION 9 ?IS /RUCTURE4 ,IT IS IMPORTANT TO UND]/& ?IS REAL S5SE 9 :I* PEOPLE PRIVILEG$ BY SY/EMS ( OPPRESSION B5EFIT OR RECEIVE ADVANTAGES DUE TO !IR PRIVILEG$ /ATUS4 ,IT IS ALSO TRUE ?AT1 9 ANO!R S5SE1 ! VA/ MAJORITY ( PEOPLE /& TO B5EFIT FROM ABOLI%+ !SE SY/EMS ( OPPRESSION ALONG ) CAPITALISM & ! /ATE4 ,BO? ( !SE S5SES ( 'B5EFIT' >E IMPORTANT = AN AN>*I/ ANALYSIS ( OPPRESSION4 ,?OSE PRIVILEG$ BY SY/EMS ( OPPRESSION 7:ITE PEOPLE1 M51 ABLE BODI$ PEOPLE ETC7 MU/ REALIZE ?AT !SE SY/EMS ( OPPRESSION >E FUNDAM5TALLY DE/RUCTIVE1 & ?AT A REVOLUTION>Y TRANS=MATION ( SOCIETY WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE :ILE !Y HOLD SWAY ) SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,?US1 !RE IS A REAL S5SE 9 :I* IT IS 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ALL OPPRESS$ & EXPLOIT$ PEOPLE TO *ALL5GE !SE SY/EMS ( OPPRESSION4 ,IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT1 H[EV]1 TO UND]/& & ACKN[L$GE ! RELATIVE ADVANTAGES & B5EFITS :I* LEAD ?OSE 9 PRIVILEG$ P[] POSITIONS TO P]CEIVE IT TO BE 9 !IR 9T]E/S TO MA9TA9 OPPRESSIVE /RUCTURES4 ,:ILE ! B5EFITS & ADVANTAGES ?AT PRIVILEG$ PEOPLE RECEIVE 7NOT BE+ REQUIR$ TO DO AS MU* REPRODUCTIVE LABOR1 HAV+ A COMP>ATIVE ADVANTAGE 9 CAPITALI/ JOB M>KETS7 DO NOT \TWEI< ! ULTIMATE 9T]E/ WE ALL HAVE 9 ABOLI%+ !SE =MS ( OPPRESSION1 !Y DO POSE SIGNIFICANT1 WEI*I/ SOCIETY4 ,WE >E B\ND UP 9 !SE SY/EMS1 :E!R WE LIKE IT OR NOT4 #b4#f ,WE BELIEVE ! CONCEPT ( PRIVILEGE IS USEFUL = PO9T+ \T H[ BE+ 9 A DOM9ANT SOCIAL POSITION CAN MAKE IT EASY TO FAIL TO PAY ATT5TION TO ! /RUGGLES ( O!RS4 ,?9K+ AB\T PRIVILEGE HELPS US 9T]ROGATE :OSE NE$S >E SE5 AS IMPORTANT1 & :OSE >E SIDEL9$1 9 \R POLITICAL /RUGGLES4 0,TO TALK AB\T PRIVILEGE REVEALS :AT IS NORMAL TO ?OSE )\T ! OPPRESSION1 YET CANNOT BE TAK5 = GRANT$ BY ?OSE ) IT4 ,TO TALK AB\T HOMOPHOBIA ALONE MAY REVEAL ! EXI/5CE ( PREJUDICES - /]EOTYPES AB\T H[ GAY M5 & LESBIAN WOM5 BEHAVE1 P]HAPS1 OR VIOL5CE T>GET$ AGA9/ PEOPLE = !IR SEXUALITY4 ,IT'S UNUSUAL TO F9D AN AN>*I/ :O WON'T CONDEMN !SE ?+S4 ,TO TALK AB\T /RAIRASS Y\ BY SAY+ SOME?+ IGNORANT AB\T GETT+ HIT ON BY SOMEBODY ( ! OPPOSITE SEX4 ,?IS ANALYSIS GOES BEYOND WORRIES AB\T DISCRIM9ATION OR PREJUDICE TO ! V]Y HE>T ( :AT WE CONSID] NORMAL & NEUTRAL1 :AT WE CONSID] DIFF]5T & O!R1 :AT NE$S EXPLA9+1 :AT'S TAK5 AS READ - ! PREJUDICES 9 FAVOR ( BE+ /RAI5'T RECOGNIZABLE AS PREJUDICES1 BECAUSE !Y'RE BUILT 9TO \R V]Y P]CEPTIONS ( :AT IS ! DEFAULT WAY TO BE0 - ! ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION'S ,WOM5'S ,CAUCUS 7,U,K74 ,REF]5CES_/,FUR!R ,READ+ ,! 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