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“The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House”
I liked this essay a lot more than the first two. At the end, she discusses the idea that the need of women to educate men on women’s issues and of women of color to educate white women on their issues is a tool to keep the oppressed occupied rather than taking action to dismantle the systems that oppress
— Jul 05, 2026 07:34PM
I liked this essay a lot more than the first two. At the end, she discusses the idea that the need of women to educate men on women’s issues and of women of color to educate white women on their issues is a tool to keep the oppressed occupied rather than taking action to dismantle the systems that oppress
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Oliver
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“For the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us temporarily to beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change.”
“survival is not an academic skill” is such an important concept. People who only understand oppression through an academic lens don’t understand oppression
— Jul 05, 2026 07:19PM
“survival is not an academic skill” is such an important concept. People who only understand oppression through an academic lens don’t understand oppression
Oliver
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“Uses of the Erotic”
Yeah this is too philosophical for me to enjoy
— Jul 05, 2026 05:04PM
Yeah this is too philosophical for me to enjoy
Oliver
is on page 7 of 51
She differentiates between the pornographic (sensation) and the erotic (feeling)
— Jul 04, 2026 06:44AM
Oliver
is on page 6 of 51
“Poetry Is Not a Luxury” didn’t do much for me. Not loving her writing style
— Jul 03, 2026 04:32PM
Oliver
is on page 2 of 51
She defines poetry as “the revelation or distillation of experience”
— Jul 03, 2026 03:35PM