Word: disempowerment
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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West also said that it is impossible for an individual to freely choose their identity and associations, given the influence of history. The "fetishizing of choice" may disempower those who attempt to pick an identity out of historical context, he added.
The pipelines will also pass through areas traditionally controlled by the Karen and Mon minority groups, both of which have denounced the project. One recent report by the Thailand-based EarthRights International and Southeast Asian Information Network suggests that the SLORC's persecution of the ethnic minorities might put the...
Needless to say, gays and lesbians have an enormous investment in improving race relations, not only because racism divides our community, but because much of the prejudices that disempower people of color also serve to repress gays, particularly gay men and women of color.