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lunatica

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9. All of which applies to institutional racism

Reply to CousinIT (Reply #8)

Wed Sep 11, 2019, 03:08 PM

Sep 2019

Being historically kept deliberately oppressed is a fact for everyone except white men, who are the oppressors.

Yet they whine and moan about how victimized they are. Especially under Trump who grabs private parts at will and cages brown children and prefers non white men to just die during natural disasters, or in police encounters.

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Women dropping out of the work force [View all] Ohiogal Sep 2019 OP

Not women of color . . . . Iliyah Sep 2019 #1

+1 leftstreet Sep 2019 #6

That would make sense, which immediately makes it suspicious in some minds... TreasonousBastard Sep 2019 #2

I left my job because of childcare. MissB Sep 2019 #3

Yup. Ohiogal Sep 2019 #4

Can you really blame people for not being eager to jump into parenthood Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2019 #7

Republicans/Right-Wingers put women in a terrible bind in this country because of their policies Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2019 #5

IMO denial of equal pay & childcare in the US is meant to keep women OUT CousinIT Sep 2019 #8

All of which applies to institutional racism lunatica Sep 2019 #9

+1000 n/t CousinIT Sep 2019 #10

Your points are valid and there is something else to consider... Renew Deal Sep 2019 #11

Some women just choose not to have kids at all. smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #12