BLOGGING FOR BROWN GURLS: "There is No Hierarchy of Oppressions" by Audre Lorde

THERE IS NO HIERARCHY OF OPPRESSIONS

By Audre Lorde

I was born Black and a woman. I am trying to become the strongest person I can become to live the life I have been given and to help effect change toward a livable future for this earth and for my children. As a Black, lesbian,…

I get frustrated when people don’t think an issue is “their issue,” because it doesn’t or hasn’t personally affected them. But it has. Oppression affects all of us, whether we see it or not.

(Source: lgbtro.ucsd.edu)

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