But almost always, during the initial stage of the struggle, the oppressed, instead of striving
for liberation, tend themselves to become oppressors, or “sub-oppressors.” The very structure
of their thought has been conditioned by the contradictions of the concrete, existential
situation by which they were shaped. Their ideal is to be men; but for them, to be men is to be
oppressors. This is their model of humanity
A quote from Paulo Freire, in the pedagogy of the oppressed
That part I read as an exaggeration as a figure of speech. The most interesting part to me is about people becoming the oppressors themselves due to this being their only learned model of human interaction.
A quote from Paulo Freire, in the pedagogy of the oppressed
So do you think he’s right? Almost always… Their model of humanity/to be men is to oppress?
That part I read as an exaggeration as a figure of speech. The most interesting part to me is about people becoming the oppressors themselves due to this being their only learned model of human interaction.
I see. Must be some good lit out there on how that cycle gets interrupted.
Female emancipation can be seen as the liberation from oppressed men.