The Oppressed

If change signifies the shift from one dominant elite to another in expense of the oppressed then should we as a society be reaching it? Throughout history, monumental changes have taken place in order to make room for improvements which is a vital part of an advancing society. Changes take many forms. This coupled with the varying length and the influence of change make this hard to pinpoint. However, some changes are too great not to be recognized. Furthermore, all changes prove a level of…

the founder of “Theatre of the Oppressed.” Boal strongly believed that each human is a theatre within themselves, each person is an actor, and also a spectator. Through watching our own course of actions, we are able to amend them to have a different impact and a change to the world we live in. Theatre of the Opressed is for, by and about the people, and Boal wanted the audience (spect-actors) to analyse the struggles, problems and oppression “Theatre of The Oppressed” had presented to them.…

oppressors are oppressed by their own oppressing, the word ‘oppression’ is being stretched to meaninglessness.” She continues to unravel her theory by stating; “Once such usage has been put over on us[women], then if ever we deny that any person or group is oppressed, we seem to imply that we think they never suffer and have no feelings.” In this way, Frye is describing the effects of wrongly interpreting the meaning of oppression. According to male logic, women cannot be oppressed because men…

do not listen to those being oppressed because of institutionalized homophobia, institutionalized racism, and patriarchy. These devices not only inhibit those who aren't straight, white, or male from truly participating in society, but also from being heard and understood. Many people refuse to listen to those being oppressed because they believe they are incompetent or repulsive. I have spent my teenage years attempting to gain a better understanding of those oppressed so that I may refrain…

Black communities have historically been oppressed in the United States by the white people in power, but that does not mean that they accept it. The protesters from the Freedom Summer and Black Panther Party were groups that wanted to end the oppression and unfair treatment their communities faced by organizing groups to fight for the rights of oppressed communities while also creating efforts to help and support the oppressed communities. Black and white activists have stood up to their white…

writes on the dehumanization of the oppressed and their attempts to become rehumanized. If one were to follow his vision, one would see the perpetuation of violence. When the dehumanized are powerless, they need to fight to become humanized. They are at the bottom of a social pyramid, fighting to be at the top. However, once the oppressed reach the top of the social pyramid, they will become the oppressors. This is, at best, a simple role reversal. Because the oppressed have been powerless for…

In Larry Mitchell and Ned Asta’s The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions, Mitchell and Asta tell the stories of oppressed peoples such as ‘faggots’ and queer men, who must live off of what little possessions they have due to the inequalities of the society they live in. In Shulamith Firestone’s The Dialectic of Sex, Firestone details the possibility of a feminist revolution in the modern era which frees women from the natural and societal inequalities that they experience. In both…

working class who compose of the bottom of the social ladder, the proletariats. Adding on to this is Vincent Parillo's “Causes of Prejudice”, where Parrillo discusses the relation of the oppressed and the oppressor through genocide, and how the oppressed are victims of discrimination…

Defending the Oppressed Rubi Garza Texas A&M International University Defending oppression does not necessarily involve rioting like many people would think. Defending oppression has to do with seeking justice by learning to practice the true definition of justice, advocating for those who are mute, and striving to educate about the issue. When a person starts to educated themselves on the the meaning of justice and how the lack of justice has much to do with oppression, they become aware…

perceive the word and its meaning. In order to determine whether or not women are oppressed in Marilyn Frye’s eyes we must first examine her interpretation of oppression to see whether women are truly oppressed. In Frye’s theory of oppression for a societal group to be oppressed there must be five levels or conditions to their oppression. The first being the presence of restrictions or rules, for a group to be oppressed there must be clear restrictions in place. These restrictions may not be…