# Intersectionality and the Oppression Pyramid

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**Created:** [May 7, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intersectionality-and-the-oppression-pyramid/1018016 "2025-05-07T16:38:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intersectionality-and-the-oppression-pyramid/1018016/281 "2025-07-04T13:02:33Z")

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Great example of the oppression hierarchy in action:

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> Mamdani Identified as Asian and African American on College Application

> [@NYC Mayor election thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-election-thread/1020085/238):
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> Heh: [[Imgur] ](https://imgur.com/pGajAfR)[[Imgur] ](https://imgur.com/GcSBS2g) In his defense, he does seem to be pretty stupid. Thinking that “Black/African American” included people just born in Africa could have been an honest mistake for him. Though maybe he could have asked his dad, who is a professor of African studies at Columbia.

No one would think it was a nothingburger or make excuses if a white Ugandan identified as African American to try to get a boost in a college application.

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