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Lilian Thomson states that women are not by nature oppressed but have been subjected to oppression from earlier time. In this article Thomson mentions the first signs of oppression and how it evolved to today's society.

The systematic oppression of black Americans is deeply embedded in the fabric of US society.

The idea that some are "too sensitive" might now always be the case. Most of the time, too many people are not educated enough on oppression and/or have never experienced it to the same extent in order to understand it.

Opinion on whether seat belt laws are protective or oppressive.

Even though child labor laws were passed decades ago prohibiting employment of underage youngsters, pockets of oppressive child labor exist, literally, on American soil; child farm laborers work long hours in squalid conditions and often receive half the standard minimum wage.

This is a very strong topic. Mostly because children can't really speak up, and we are the ones that need to do it for them. You're childhood should be something you enjoy and not have to struggle through. And the fact that they are always taken advantage of, with low wages and horrible working conditions, makes it an extreme priority in social justice issues.