Color Of Violence Summary

Given the definition of oppression as a system of interrelated barriers and forces which “mold”, “immobilize”, and “reduce” a certain group of people, and affect their subordination to another group (Frye 4), Frye lists out five premises in order to be considered oppressed. First of all, the group of people must be restricted. In other words, there must be limitations or barriers on them. For example, women make 78 cents for every dollar earned by men (Kessler 1). Second, “those restrictions surely cause harm, which must outweigh any potential benefits oppressed groups experience as a result of those same restrictions” (Gillingham 1). For

explicitly explains that there are five specific factors of oppression that affect many people in their day to day lives. Those five faces are exploitation, marginalization, powerlessness, cultural imperialism, and violence. Exploitation is the act towards the usage of labor of a specific social group to benefit another group. Marginalization is commonly the exclusion of people of a third world such as racially marked groups, unemployed, disabled, elderly, etc. Powerlessness is the concept how people of power often profit from the labor of others. Cultural imperialism is the idea of a dominant group becoming a norm of society thus making non-dominant groups behaviors as

Oppression is the “systematically related pressures” that set barriers for certain people (Frye 7). It is the exploitation and the marginalization of subordinate groups. According to Iris Young 's "Five Faces of Oppression", oppression is also the disdain and powerlessness of these groups. Cultural imperialism creates stereotypes for these people and makes them the "other" for straying from the cultural norm. To less “dominant” and oppressed groups, violence is somehow socially permitted against them because they are the deviants of society (Young 53). In our society, the stigma of disability has been socially constructed and

In this course we learned about many different types of oppression, from the time America was first “discovered” and the discoverers began oppressing the Indians, to slavery, to the oppression of the mentally handicapped, all the way to more “modern” times in schools were students are being oppressed.

Oppression is when groups of people are pushed down by societies or those in power. The word comes from the Latin root opprimere, meaning "pressed down”. There are several ways people tend to be oppressed in terms of race, gender, class, sexual preferences, disability and age and so on. A person can deal with numerous forms of oppression, it is an unjust use of power to enforce an unequal relationship and deny another’s rights and values. The oppressor disempowers a person or group, often in order to further empower and/or privilege themselves. Oppression prevents people from freedom and opportunities. Different forms of oppression For example, systematic oppression is wide spread in American society which is towards the black community. It has got a bit better since the late 1960’s however it is still going on. Over a quarter of the black community are in demand of basic needs with poverty rates being the highest out of any race in the country. The black community unfortunately dominates the low income markets which then generates low income

In our Society, we deal with many form of oppression in our daily lives. Unfortunately, different groups of people are more oppressed than others. Oppression is the unjust treatment of a group of people. I believe, our government is a major culprit as they are responsible for oppressing most of society. This involves many groups, such as single mothers, the working class, African Americans, gays and lesbians. In my paper, my personal views will be addressed incorporating ideas from several readings pertaining to different forms of oppression. A summarization of each article will be provided as well.

The oppressor is dominant, powerful, and unified. The oppressor is disadvantaged, weak, and divided. Often times in the healthcare system, the oppressor appears to be the for-profit corporations, investors, and government to name a few. Similarly on the other end of the spectrum, the oppressed are regularly identified as the poor, minorities, and those that are underprivileged. Sadly, these descriptors are typically accurate in the United States and the world abroad. Freire identifies characteristics of the oppressor as selfish, manipulative of others, abusive of power, and fails to recognize others as humans. He describes characteristics of the oppressed as denying the self, prevented from being authentic, and as being exploited and manipulated without realization (Butts & Rich,

Haunani Trask is an indigenous nationalist, and professor of Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawai’i- Manoa, who is vocal when it comes to social justice. Haunani Kay Trask uses writing and her voice to enlighten those who have a misconception of the United States. She defines our country as “ a country created out of genocide and colonialism”. In her article “The Color of Violence” she makes the claim that America was founded on the oppression of colored people. She supports her claim by informing us about colonization, “peaceful violence”, and racism. In order to do so she uses logos, pathos and structures her essay by using cause and effect.

Oppression of individual power leads to its irresponsible use when granted, as individual identity is lost and must be regained.

A world of system designed to keep people in unjust and unequal positions is held in place by several interrelated expression of "power over": political power, economic power, physical force, and ideological power (Bishop, 1994: 36). So, we can say power is defined as a possession of control, authority or influence over others. In terms of power of dominant groups over subordinate groups, we define power as domination of one group of people over another in major important spheres of life. Power inequities have been in existence throughout the history of humanity and the ways of manifestation evolved from extreme overt oppression to subtle, covert oppression. Three major forms of power inequalities discussed in this paper are

First, we outline the theoretical framework of power models on which this paper will be built. The conventional way of thinking about oppression usually revolves around laws that discriminate against specific groups because of specific features that are claimed to be “inherent” and “wrong” pertaining to that specific group that don’t match the normal view of society of a “good” citizen. Hence, most of the discourse on the subject of oppression has been dedicated to introduction or reform of laws that nullify this oppression and advance the status of those oppressed groups in the name of human rights. This is particularly what Dean Spade refers to as the Victim-Perpetrator model of power (Spade 102). Under this model, power operates through subtraction and exclusion from full citizenship. This is evident in exclusionary practices when it comes to property, health, etc. such as in the case of racism (Spade 117). However, this model isn’t seen as oppressive because it operates under the framework of equality that the state claims.

Structural oppression is more nuanced than the traditional usage of oppression, which is the exercise of tyranny by a ruling group. Structural oppression leads to the disadvantages and injustice some groups suffer because of the often-unconscious assumptions and reactions of a well-intentioned liberal society. It is structural because it is not due to a tyrannical power that people face these injustices, but it is the systems of bureaucracy, market mechanisms and assumptions of everyday life that form systemic constraints on groups. She notes the difficulty, if not implausibility, of eliminating structural oppression due to its perpetuation by major economic, political and cultural

Just as power is an important aspect of classism and classist’s conduct and how it works, so is oppression almost always evident. In fact, it is suggested that an oppressor is one who keeps down another by their power to oppress and by those who consent to this act by their silence. (Power/Privilege

Such social inequities are not new, in fact, for a long time oppression, discrimination and more has built blockages for individuals who are not socially accepted (Chung & Bemak, 2011). As social injustice spreads into the light so does the relationship between power and social justice (Chung & Bemak, 2011). Practitioners and advocates spread their awareness on how such power can feed into social injustice.

Oppression got recorded in the literature with the writers and authors considering themselves as important voice to highlight the problems and issues faced by their countries. Oppression is oppression and the dominant group oppresses the minority of