Is it possible? Can you oppress me right now?
Context:
The guy I’m dating (Ken) had said he was frustrated with the Austin School District teachers that he’s teaching Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to because they were all giving wrong answers to the question, Who is the oppressor in your classroom?
According to Ken, and apparently according to the book the teachers had been assigned to read, the oppressor in a classroom is the teacher.
Last night I was telling my friend Arun about it and he said Oppress me! Right now!
All of this post is rooted in my discomfort with the premise that all teachers are oppressors in their classrooms. I can see the roots of truth of it, but making that its own conclusion point looks wildly flawed to me.