people continue to have trouble with the concept that oppressed groups making blanket statements about their oppressor group doesn't necessarily implicate any particular individual of that group

@haskal ah yes, "not all $x"

a technically true but completely unhelpful way to dismiss the problems of the marginalized, and to ignore the power dynamics that cause it to be a problem in the first place

it just screams not recognizing the privilege of not having people with more power than you having the ability to make your life miserable

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