Mirah Riben, author and activist
1 min readOct 18, 2019

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The word you are looking for, Stuart, is ENTITLEMENT!

White entitlement to be specific. Superiority and entitlement go hand in hand and create and *justify* the exploitation (and/or extermination) of “them” by “us.” This is done along racial lines as well as wealth inequality.

It justifies turning poor women lacking resources, globally, into Handmaids for wealthy women who “buy” their babies via adoption — and are cheered on as being altruistic. Bullshit! To be altruistic is to help both mothers and their children who need help not exploiting their hardship for gain.

See: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/reverse-robinhoodism-pitting-poor-against-affluent_b_58fcea37e4b086ce5898123d

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Mirah Riben, author and activist
Mirah Riben, author and activist

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