# I Pit Babale

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 7, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-babale/1016738 "2025-04-07T14:59:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-babale/1016738/402 "2025-05-07T15:34:41Z")

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> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#):
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> It’s not at all a problem that you’ve moderated the initial response that I called bullshit on. It’s _good_. That’s how discussion _works_: you thought more about what you said, and presumably realized that your initial answer was a bit flip and inaccurate, and gave a better answer.
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> I’m not going to call that “moving the goalposts.”

Except that _we all know_ what the oppression pyramid is. No, Dean doesn’t literally believe in a pyramid of oppression you can find in a progressive textbook or pamphlet, but _this whole drama started_ because Zee dared to push back against criticism from people who were in a more oppressed class than her.

> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#):
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> No. That’s me trying to understand what you’re talking about and not wanting to watch a bunch of videos to understand it.

Well I can honestly tell you that I’m shocked to have found a written and concise summary of the events that transpired, that aren’t some crazy conspiracy theorist reddit post. It’s _very_ atypical for this community and the content surrounding it; they just generally don’t do things that way, in my experience.

> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#):
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> And you’ve disavowed the “pyramid of oppression” language

No, not really. I said no one _literally_ believes in a pyramid of oppression on a chart. But the behavior that phrase alludes to occurred aplenty.

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