Lorde critiques the notion, "it is the responsibility of the oppressed to teach the oppressors" – What does this mean? Why do yo

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Lorde critiques the notion, "it is the responsibility of the oppressed to teach the oppressors" – What does this mean? Why do yo

u think she takes this position?

Social Studies

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8_murik_8 [283] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-06T20:09:00+03:00

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By forcing the oppressed to teach the oppressor, time and interest is diverted away from the oppressed, allows oppressors to avoid taking responsibility for their actions, and exploiting oppressed class/taking their resources.

Teaching the oppressor does not change the existing power structure, it creates the idea of a monolith, and the dominant group decides what should be offensive to oppressed groups.