It is difficult to imagine one’s place within oppression, and even more difficult to picture one’s participation in it. Yet the fact remains that we live in a hierarchical society that creates a steep slope for marginalized communities to climb. Marginalization occurs when an individual or group is considered “outside” the bounds of mainstream society based on differential association from the “norm”, i.e. white, male, rich, and heterosexual.
A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric