Define the “mythical norm” and identify who Lorde was referring to? What does Lorde suggest when she states “ the pretense of homogeneity of experience covered by the word sisterhood.

For yourself does society see your race before sex, or your sex before race?
Define the following concepts or terms:
Oppression
Systemic oppression
Racism
Sexism
Ageism
Heterosexism
Elitism
Classism
Internalized Classism
Agree or Disagree and offer WHY to the following Lorde’s statements:
“For in order to survive those of us for whom oppression is as American as apple pie have always had to be watchers, to become familiar with the language and manners of the oppressor, even sometimes adopting them for some illusion of protection”.
“Certainly there are very real differences between us of race, age, and sex. But it is not those differences between us that are separating us. It is rather our refusal to recognize those difference, and to examine the distortions which result from our misnaming them and their effects upon human behavior and expectation”.
What elements of Lorde’s identity intersect and how?
Define the “mythical norm” and identify who Lorde was referring to?
What does Lorde suggest when she states “ the pretense of homogeneity of experience covered by the word sisterhood.
What cultural rite does Lorde believe is a crime and why?
What doe Yeskel mean by the term “class divide”?
Agree or Disagree and offer WHY to the following Yeskel’s statements:
“Even those of us who regularly socialize with folks of varied races, ethnicities, religions, and sexual orientations, don’t typically spend social time with folks different from us class wise”.
“that class, no longer matters today”
Define:
Class
American Dream
What are some of the underlying factors that Yeskel posits for the inequalities in wealth?
True of False – the racial wealth divide is even wider than the income gap.
Identify several classist stereotypes.
Offer support for Yeskel’s statement that “classism is a form of oppression”.

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