If we want to talk about how to define oppression and subjugation, I'm all for that too. I'll be the first to admit that they're elastic words, and we're obviously not all going to agree with what constitutes oppression. For instance, I firmly believe that a law that requires all women to cover themselves in burqas is oppressive. Throwing battery acid on women's faces for laying with another man is oppressive. Denying women the right to education and the right to be autonomous human beings is oppressive. Excluding women from being able to vote in a "democracy" is oppressive. Using words like "gay" and "fag" as a catch-call derogatory remark is oppressive.
I could go on, but I feel like that will be enough to fan the flames for a bit.
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