I don't want anyone to walk through the world feeling invisible ever again.
Jacqueline WoodsonRead
Women are the only oppressed group in our society that lives in intimate association with their opressors.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote highlights the complex relationship between women and the societal structures that oppress them.
Evelyn Cunningham's quote reflects on the unique and paradoxical position of women in society, where they often find themselves in close personal and emotional ties with those who maintain the systems of oppression against them. This situation complicates the struggle for liberation and equality as it intertwines personal relationships with societal injustice, suggesting that the fight against oppression must navigate these intimate connections.
Themes
WomenOppressionRelationshipsSocietyIntimacy
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about gender equality during a seminar, this quote can be used to emphasize the ties between personal relationships and societal oppression.
Similar quotes
Why do you always have to be right. Why do you always have to have the last word. For once in your life just let it go.
Joan DidionRead
How was she to tie herself to a man without permitting him to imprison her? And was there some means of acquiring things without those things possessing her?
Clarice LispectorRead
I overheard things in the Woolworths when I was a child, people saying, 'Oh, poor, little thing,' as if they had some understanding that I was being born biracial into a world that was still very difficult for interracial marriages and biracial children.
Natasha TretheweyRead
The key to staying together is making sure you guys like each other and need each other.
Chris RockRead
We all want to get along well with other people, and one way to do this is to help people feel good about themselves. If you make a person feel smart and insightful, that person will enjoy your company.
Gretchen RubinRead