A lesson in language and oppression

"No one is attacked, abused, oppressed, pogromed upon or enslaved because of their race, creed or cultural background. People are attacked, abused, oppressed, pogromed upon or enslaved because of racism and anti-Semitism!" -- Amoja Three Rivers

This is just one of the many lessons in Cultural Etiquette: a Guide for the Well-Intentioned, originally published in 1990, that people still need to learn.

To paraphrase the late womanist philosopher who was my friend, my skin color or ethnicity doesn't make anybody hurt me. Their racism and bigotry does. People constantly say and write, "_____ was discriminated against/assaulted/killed because of their race/gender/sexual orientation/whatever." This needs to stop. Say it right and put the blame on the oppressor, not the victim.

I wish everyone would read Amoja's book and learn this and many other lessons that need to be learned now more than ever.

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