I see oppressive systems as being like water pressure in the ocean. The deeper you go in the ocean, the greater the pressure.
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On being an “ally”
The concept of being an ally has become increasingly contested as everyone who is white, straight, and cisgender wants to opt out of the responsibility of complicity with oppression.
So here are a few rules for when you want to talk about working to end oppression.
Dowsing for Divinity 