Question
I'm having trouble understanding what "internalized oppression" is.
Can someone please explain
Can someone please explain
Answers
Ms. Sue
Internalized oppression is when outside forces put a person down and he comes to believe that he's inferior.
http://www.google.com/#q=internalized+oppression+definition
http://www.google.com/#q=internalized+oppression+definition
SANDRA
what?
i know the definition but i still don't understand.
i know the definition but i still don't understand.
Ms. Sue
Read through some of those sites to find a definition you understand.
SANDRA
That's what I've been doing so correct me if I'm wrong...
Internalized oppression is when a person hears a stereotype over and over again by different people and then they start believing and doing it?
Internalized oppression is when a person hears a stereotype over and over again by different people and then they start believing and doing it?
Ms. Sue
Yes. You've got it!
SANDRA
Yay!
Ok so i have another question... Would internalized privileged be when a person is over their head and think they are the higher power?
Ok so i have another question... Would internalized privileged be when a person is over their head and think they are the higher power?
Ms. Sue
Yes.
Many young people today are internalized privileged because their parents taught them they could do no wrong and were better than others.
Many young people today are internalized privileged because their parents taught them they could do no wrong and were better than others.