The Tunnel Of Oppression

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The diversity event I attended this semester was the tunnel of oppression. I selected this event out of all the others because I feel it is very important to experience and be informed of some of the most unfathomable issues we face in today’s society. The event took approximately 20-30 minutes but within that short time frame, I experienced many negative emotions. For example: anger, hopeless, sadness, and fear. There were many scenes we walked through that had to do with the issues we face today. Some of those issues had to do with racism, sexism, body image, homophobia, drug addition, and classism. A lot of the time I feel like we have all these issues in today’s society due to people not being culturally competent. There are hundreds of

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