Blog Six
With different ages, races, classes, and sexualities come different expectations. These expectations are imposed upon society as a whole because as people strive to meet society’s expectations, they in turn grow to expect the same from others. Different ages, races, classes, and sexualities also limit the opportunities that are available to individuals who may not be at a “+5� advantage in comparison to a white, Christian, middle class, heterosexual male.
Lorde writes about the interlocking nature of power. Power isn’t one single institution that affects every single person who is disadvantaged in society. It works through many different channels that, when brought together, form oppression.
She talks about how lesbians are more oppressed in the Black community because of the belief that being homosexual is a “white� thing. As a person’s situation changes, so does the way in which they are oppressed.