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Why Diversity Matters
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| It's been 2016 for four days now, and I've decided to turn over a new leaf and become a progressive. | |
| I've decided that social justice is a cause we should all fight for. | |
| The white male capitalist patriarchal supremacy that is the West needs to be smashed. | |
| Clearly, what we need is diversity. | |
| And if we don't have diversity within the social justice movement, how can we expect people outside of our movement to become diverse? | |
| If we do not embody the principles we espouse, then we can hardly expect the same of others. | |
| It is our responsibility, nay, duty, to demonstrate our diversity to the world as a shining example of what true progressivism looks like. | |
| Just look at the Daily Show, one of the unassailable bastions of left-wing entertainment. | |
| In 2015, they decided to replace the long-term host Jon Stewart with Trevor Noah. | |
| It's fantastic that they are phasing out non-diverse comedians, but the Daily Show is just the beginning. | |
| I'm a big fan of Last Week Tonight, hosted by John Oliver. | |
| Now, while he's done so much good work as an ally of feminism and social justice, we have to be honest with ourselves. | |
| John Oliver is a wealthy, white, cisgendered, heterosexual male with a platform he uses to talk down to millions of women and people of colour. | |
| I've done enough gender studies courses to know that he is basically the living avatar of the patriarchy. | |
| I'm not saying John is oppressing anyone directly, but let's be real here. | |
| Do we really need another straight white man hogging all the power? | |
| Do we really need this snaggle-tooth patriarchal grin patronising the women of colour who should instead be holding the position of host of Last Week Tonight? | |
| Of course not, which is why I'm supporting this petition, calling upon HBO to replace John Oliver with a woman. | |
| I know there will be resistance to the idea, probably most of all from Oliver himself, but look into your heart, John. | |
| You know that there is a poor oppressed trans woman of colour that needs that position more than you do. | |
| After all, it is 2016, John. | |
| I'm calling on John Oliver to act like the progressive he claims to be and stop monopolising his position of privilege. | |
| Last week Tonight has never had a woman host, despite the fact that it's 2016. | |
| Do the right thing, John. | |
| We're all counting on you. | |