Tuesday 16 February 2016

Why I can't be a slave owner

It is impossible for me to be a slave owner.
You see, slavery can only exist where there is a power imbalance resulting in systematic oppression.
And historically we British have been enslaved, invaded, conquered etc. multiple times, so we must have been the victims of systematic oppression. And as oppressed victims we cannot possible oppress and victimise others - we obviously don't have the power to do that or we couldn't have been oppressed victims ourselves.
So, ok, I own this group of people, they are my property, and have no rights, but they cannot by be slaves and I cannot be a slave owner.

(Just to be clear, this isn't real - I don't own anyone. I'm making fun of ideas like women not being able to be sexist, or minority groups not being able to be racist. I know it should be obvious, but this is the internet...)