- The words we use convey meaning very differently. For example when we say oppressed instead of marginalised we are clear that there is an oppressor. - When we use marginalised we leave in doubt who is responsible for that situation and can lead to victim blaming. ---- “Imagine that instead of writing Pedagogy of the Oppressed Freire had written “Pedagogy of the Disenfranchised.” The first title utilizes a discourse that names the oppressor, whereas the second fails to do so. If you have an “oppressed,” you must have an “oppressor.” What would be the counterpart of disenfranchised? “Pedagogy of the Disenfranchised” dislodges the agent of the action while leaving in doubt who bears the responsibility for such action. This leaves the ground wide open for blaming the victim of disenfranchisement for his or her own disenfranchisement. - Paulo Freire in [[Pedagogy of the Oppressed]]