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“We must stop pointing to the exceptions—these bright shining stars who transcend circumstance. We must look to how we can best support the least among us, not spend all our time blindly revering and trying to mimic the greatest without demanding systemic change.”

Diversity Systematic Oppression

Book:Bad Feminist

Source: Bad Feminist

“Individuals were all right, she said to herself, lots of them, but it was this rigid system that kept people from knowing each other. Was there another country in the world where the class barriers were so high as in England, and where it was so loudly proclaimed that none existed at all?”

Class Class System Class Consciousness Systematic Oppression

Book:Clash

Source: Clash

“You were born into a society which spelled out with brutal clarity, and in as many ways as possible, that you were a worthless human being. You were not expected to aspire to excellence: you were expected to make peace with mediocrity.”

Racism Race Relations Race In America Caste System Disparities Systematic Oppression Systematic Racism

Book:The Fire Next Time

Source: The Fire Next Time

“We should be judging the effectiveness and value of any of our solutions by how well they'd work for people with the least institutional power.”

Intersectionality Marginalization Online Abuse Systemic Failure Marginalized People Internet Abuse Ignoring Outside Voices Systematic Oppression Institutional Failure Institutional Power

Book:Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate

Source: Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate

“We should be judging the effectiveness and value of any of our solutions by how well they'd work for people with the least institutional power. Aside from idealism, it's pragmatic—if marginalized users are the people being targeted the most and being targeted the worst, then designing solutions that focus on the majority and treat the marginalized users as edge cases is not logically sound, because they aren't. Conversely, there's no reason to assume that the solutions that work for the people who need it most wouldn't also work for people who aren't as much at risk.”

Intersectionality Male Privilege Marginalization Online Abuse Institutional Oppression Systemic Failure Marginalized People Internet Abuse Ignoring Outside Voices Systematic Oppression

Book:Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate

Source: Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate