What if People aren’t oppressed? Perhaps instead of seeking out oppression and seeing oppression everywhere, we could start to exit the maze by noting the various ‘victim groups’ that aren’t oppressed or are even advantaged. For instance, studies have shown that gay men and lesbian women consistently earn more on average than their heterosexual counterparts.21 There are a variety of possible reasons, not least the fact that most of them won’t have children and can put in the extra hours at the office which benefits both them and their employer. Is this a gay advantage? At what stage can
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