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“It would be hard to find a single example in history in which a group that cast more than 50 percent of the vote got away with calling itself the victim... Women are the only 'oppressed' group to share the same parents as the 'oppressor'; to be born into the middle class and upper class as frequently as the 'oppressor'; to own more of the culture's luxury items than the 'oppressor'.”

Source: The Myth of Male Power: Why Men Are the Disposable Sex

“Look at the people who are kind of the funniest cultures, they're the cultures of the people who have been the most oppressed, black people and Jews. Not that they're the only funny people, but culturally, it comes from the pain, you know?”

People Knows Looks Kind Has Beens Funny Pain Culture Black Jew Black People Oppressed Funny People

Author:Sarah Silverman

“In order to perpetuate itself, every oppression must corrupt or distort those various sources of power within the culture of the oppressed that can provide energy for change.”

Order Culture Energy Source Various Oppression Oppressed

Book:Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

Source: Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

“Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.”

Culture Peace Revolution Diversity Social Justice Oppressed Festivals

Book:the female eunuch

Source: the female eunuch

“The oppressed martyrs of our culture have shed blood that nourish the red tulips of our nation.”

Culture Nations Blood Red Shed Oppressed Martyr

Author:Mahmud Tarzi

“Perhaps it is time to debate culture. The common story is that in "real" African culture, before it was tainted by the west, gender roles were rigid and women were contentedly oppressed.”

Real Stories Culture Common Roles West Gender Debate Oppressed Gender Roles Tainted African Culture

Author:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“No race has the last word on culture and on civilization. You do not know what the black man is capable of; you do not know what he is thinking and therefore you do not know what the oppressed and suppressed Negro, by virtue of his condition and circumstance, may give to the world as a surprise.”

Thinking Knows Men World Giving May Lasts Culture Black Race Virtue Conditions Circumstances Civilization Capable Surprise Oppressed Last Words

Author:Marcus Garvey