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Dyke is a slang term, used as a noun meaning lesbian. [1] It originated as a homophobic slur for masculine, butch, or androgynous girls or women. Pejorative use of the word still exists, but the term dyke has been reappropriated by many lesbians to imply assertiveness and toughness [2] (for example: the Dykes on Bikes motorcycle club).
For example, in healthcare, a patient being encouraged by their doctor to track their symptoms and adjust their medication accordingly would be empowerment, where as a patient deciding on their own that they wanted to improve their medication regimen and thus started tracking would be an example of self-empowerment. A recently coined term, self ...
Black power is a political slogan and a name which is given to various associated ideologies which aim to achieve self-determination for black people. [1] [2] It is primarily, but not exclusively, used in the United States by black activists and other proponents of what the slogan entails. [3]
Chelsea Candelario/PureWow. 2. “I know my worth. I embrace my power. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story.
Community organizing is a process where people who live in proximity to each other or share some common problem come together into an organization that acts in their shared self-interest. [1] Unlike those who promote more-consensual community building , community organizers generally assume that social change necessarily involves conflict and ...
We've rounded up 75 of the best feminist quotes from artists, activists, writers, politicians, and other notable people that will leave you inspired.
[5] [6] In terms of a personal process, it has been discussed in the context of empowerment that comes from "disarming the power of a dominant group to control one’s own and others’ views of oneself", and gaining control over the way one is described, and hence, one's self-image, self-control and self-understanding.
Although the term has come to prominence through its use by participants in the global justice/anti-globalization movement of the 1990s onwards, [37] the word has been used for at least 60 years; for instance, Martin Buber's 1949 book 'Paths in Utopia' includes the line 'Power abdicates only under the stress of counter-power'. [38] [39]: 13