A Christian once told me that they are oppressed because they can be arrested in a non-Christian country for being Christian. Yes a couple of countries do this and that’s bad but:
Christianity is the biggest religion in the world
Despite the law of separating church from state many countries like America still base their laws around religion
The hate against Christians isn’t as widespread as the hate against the lgbtq+ community, Muslims, poc, disabled people and more minorities
Most people that are Christian (this is just an observation I’m not saying that everybody is this person) are: white, upper middle class, cisgender, heterosexual (or not lgbt in anyway) and able bodied
The PRIVILEGE that most Christians get is outstanding- stop saying you are oppressed
Here are some examples of actual oppression, I’ll be using being lgbtq+ and being disabled as an example because that’s the oppression I fight daily. If you have different types of oppression than me- feel free to express your experiences!
I can get killed in over 72 countries for being lgbtq+
People make fun of my disablity for no reason
The slur “retard” is one of the most normalised slurs and not many people talk about the fact that most people use it especially in a school setting with out consequences
My existence it constantly debated
I can’t have a day on the internet without being called “fag” “faggot” “tranny” or “retard”
I have to hide who I am from my family out of fear that I will be kicked out of my own home
I have to get screamed at everyday because of how uneducated my family are on my disablity
People think it’s okay to ask me about my personal life for shit like “finding out about my communtiy” like that can be okay but the questions are uncomfortable and the people asking them never listen when you say you are uncomfortable
I get bullied at school for being lgbtq+ and the school does nothing
I am meant to get extra help because of my disability in school- my school made amazing promises and never did shit. I’m at the end of my secondary school days and my school still hasn’t helped me one bit
Making fun of disabled people is way to normalised
I’m scared to be my self in certain places because I fear I will get hate crimed
I have no faith in myself because of my disablity, the jokes made about it and all the sympathy I get
These are just a few of the ways I am oppressed. But I admit I am privileged as I am middle classes, I have amazing friends, I am white, I have no sort of religion and I can hide the fact that I’m lgbtq+
Also please tell me your experiences because it’s a great thing to talk about it and an even greater thing to prove an idiot wrong
