The ready ” patriarchy, the system: an it, not a he, them, or an us” by Allan johnson was very informative on both the topic of patriarchy and on the different levels of oppression. Patriarchy isn’t something we learn or become over time and grow but something we learn or become over time and as we grow but rather something that is instilled in us from birth. this is something that I learned from the reading, social systems are created, and as we participate in this system, our lives are shaped and molded. We grow up with this system; our lives are shaped and molded. We grow up with this system being the basis of our beliefs, action, and what we think is our identity. But it isn’t, once we stand up for what we want and believe. Then that is when we can make the change. our participate, only how.”

In the ready ” there is no hierarchy of oppression” by Audrey Lorde, she gives us a glimpse of what it’s like being part of two communities that face oppression. Lorde explains to us that oppression and intolerance come in all types, shapes, sexes, and colors. She tells us that we do not have to be the same to help each other create a better future. I admire how she says, “I cannot afford to believe that freedom from intolerance is the right to fight oppression whenever and wherever.