Systematic Oppression

Supremacist Ideology + Discriminatory Acts + Structural Dominance = Oppression.

Rosie the Riveter, an American icon that represents feminism and the power women have on economic progress. While Rosie the Riveter inspired women in America during World War II, which lead to women suffrage, there are still billions of women in other countries who suffer from systematic oppression.  

Systematic oppression has always been around since the time of man began. Systematic oppression enroots itself into a culture when an individual or group of persons, such as Hitler and Kim Jong Il, take control. When trying to keep control over the culture the individual or group of persons wish to rule they use systematic oppression. 

Some forms of systematic oppression are racism, sexism, colorism, ect. With systematic oppression come consequence. 

Usually these consequences are civilian rights removed, psychological complications, physical obstacles to overcome, and even death. 

So how do we overcome systematic oppression? In order to abolish systematic oppression an effort must be made with many like minded individuals to gather and protest against the inhumane treatment. 

Niveen N wrote in their blog titled "Systematic Oppression" at Prezi.com "Systematic oppression is most commonly felt and expressed by a widespread, if unconscious, assumption that a certain group of people are inferior. Systematic oppression is rarely limited solely to government action. Individuals can be victims of systematic oppression, and in this case have no group membership to share their burden of being ostracized."

If we take it upon ourselves as individuals to fight against our cultural norms of stereotyping and treated all human beings as equals no matter what their color, nationality, class, or gender might be then we could be a bit closer to becoming an unbiased, non judgmental, non prejudice nation.