A unifying aspect of much of this is an underlying premise that although men are structurally related to women in a superior position and inherently benefit from this what Raewyn Connell called the patriarchal dividend (Connell 1987), they do have a 'choice' about whether or not actively to occupy oppressive positions vis-à-vis women and other men or to resist these.
One of the best ways to battle an oppressive situation is to deal with it from a position of power.
I consider organised lobbies in general to be in effect - whatever the rights or wrongs of their position - oppressive to put it mildly.
Like other activists at the time, the anthology's editors took a strong position to contest an oppressive social, cultural, and political framework, and their position was and remains controversial.
No Arab government, however oppressive, will ever be in a position to completely shut down their youth's access to the outside world and stifle their hunger for freedom.
That was a bold position to take in an oppressive climate.
A lover of freedom, he became outraged at what he considered an oppressive government and finally took a teaching position at Robert College, then a U.S. institution.
Yes, he sits for days on end with Susette in the garden cabinet or the arbor, but he feels the humiliating aspect of his position to be all the more oppressive.
It could be possible that the editor responsible for choosing "rabid feminist" as a usage example acted from malice, consciously using their position as an opportunity to propagate oppressive political beliefs.
In breaking down traditional student-teacher hierarchies, encouraging diverse methodologies, and valuing interdisciplinary work, CalArts thus positions itself against many forms of oppressive, boundary-enforcing practices.
It's a journey to the underworld and beyond that reconnects LGBT Pacific Islanders with their precolonial roots; stripping back the damage done by Christianity's oppressive morality to elevate gender diverse people to positions of spiritual power and cultural force.
