A common theme we have discussed in my women in sports class is the way our culture is set-up by hierarchies. These hierarchies oppress some while others profit from the oppression. Women have been oppressed through out history. Sports were created for men, to get our young men ready to be soldiers. Women were excluded from being a solider and excluded from sports.
If our government can control reproduction and production then the government can control the people. Reproduction control is evident today, the government funding for Plan Parenthood clinics is being cut, there are many strikes going on throughout the country trying to prevent this. It’s interesting that the federal funding cuts are services that help women and lower income individuals, although; men also use Plan Parenthood. Production control is evident throughout history; to control oil production we will fight and create war.
If we the people, want to control are believes and values, we have to have activists and leaders in our communities to reconstruct our society and take apart these oppressive hierarchies.
Amber M.
KIN 338I S.1
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