Since the election of President Donald Trump, I've been thinking about what it means to be oppressed. As a woman, I was certainly offended when recordings of Trump's blatant misogyny were released and heartbroken when our country elected him anyway.

But I've never felt systematically endangered due to my race, religion or gender. I have never had to fear that I am statistically more likely to be imprisoned or statistically less likely to achieve higher education. I consider myself lucky, even privileged.