The oppressed understand their oppressors as a means of survival.
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The oppressor misunderstands the oppressed as a means of reality maintenance
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It is in the material interest of the oppressed to understand the oppressor.
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It is in the psychological (ergo material) interest of the oppressor to misunderstand the oppressed.
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This dynamic continues on to the present day.
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If I have to work in a white-controlled business to make a living for my family, I'm gonna learn what white people like pretty quick.
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Let alone a white-controlled university or primary/secondary school.
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And it isn't just numbers. If I'm a woman in a society where my survival or even just cultural role depends on pleasing men...
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I'm gonna learn how to please men real quick! Whereas it is only advances in women's ability to have stable income outside marriage...
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That has required men to understand women, leading to the decades-old cottage industry of books "explaining" women.
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Any time you see this dynamic (group A knows all about A and B; group B knows only about B) suspect a dynamic of oppression occurring.
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And any time a dynamic of oppression exists, be on the lookout for this asymmetry of understanding.
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