Exploitation (was Re: BK on Identity)

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Mar 8 09:35:19 PST 2001


Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:


>>Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
>>
>>>>yes, i'm frustrated because trying to talk about structural
>>>>oppression is like banging your head against the wall and i see
>>>>the same problems on LBO -- people are much more interested in
>>>>locating racism solely in the individual, etc. the whole B&K on
>>>>identity thread was pretty clear evidence of that, to me.
>>>>
>>>>kelley
>>>
>>>I agree, and it is also frustrating when _leftists_ cannot or
>>>refuse to make an analytical distinction between exploitation and
>>>other structural oppressions.
>>
>>So there's no exploitation involved in relations of gender and
>>race? They have nothing to do with labor and property?
>>
>>Doug
>
>What makes you ask the above two questions?

Because you seem to think that race and gender don't figure in relations of exploitation. Maybe I'm wrong.

Doug



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