The Quietest Oppressor — How We Marginalize Ourselves

The Quietest Oppressor — How We Marginalize Ourselves

Marginalization is often thought of as something done to us — by institutions, governments and dominant cultures. While true, what’s harder to talk about is how we sometimes finish the job ourselves. We dim our light, downplay our ideas and sit quietly in rooms when we have something important to say. We do this not because we lack value, but because we’ve been taught to question it. The stories we’ve inherited — from schools, media and even fam…