The Four I's of Oppression

 

Welcome back blog readers! 

This week we watched a video about the Four I's of Oppression and what each one of those means for us!

Here are the four of them: 

• Ideological:

  This is the foundational level where beliefs about superiority and inferiority are established, often through cultural narratives and media portrayals. 

  
  

  Institutional:
• This level refers to how institutions like government, education systems, and workplaces perpetuate inequalities through policies and practices that favor dominant groups.

  
  

  Interpersonal:
• This involves everyday interactions where individuals from dominant groups may unknowingly perpetuate oppression through micro aggressions, biased language, or discriminatory behaviors. 

  
  

  Internalized:
• This is when individuals from marginalized groups internalize negative stereotypes about themselves, leading to self-doubt and limiting beliefs. 

  
  

  Luna discusses her side of understanding by emphasizing the need of people analyzing their own deep biases and how they may unintentionally support restricting structures. She talks on how many oppressions (such as racism, sexism, and classism) reinforce and overlap with one another. 

  Knowing the "Four I's" is essential to actively eliminating oppressive structures by tackling problems at every stage, from structural changes to individual action. demonstrating how oppression affects members of marginalized populations directly and functions on many levels, ranging from cultural ideas to interactions with one another.