Anonymous
asked:
I'm curious what you think about people comparing major historical tragedies/genocides in terms of "who had it worse"? Like, on Yahoo Answers (LOTS of racism/ignorance of Yahoo Answers), I've seen people ask: "Who had it worse, Native Americans or Blacks?" Or Blacks/Jews, or Jews/Native Americans, etc. What do you think? Is it fair to treat oppression like a contest?
There are too many variables to accurately answer the question of “who had it worse?”. I do not believe it is possible to measure oppression and the pain it causes, and even if it were measurable I do not believe it is ethical to attempt to. Why do you ask?