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internalized oppression

Zarna Joshi is the founder of the internalized oppression meme, thought h3h3 productions got the meme started

Internalized racism 

The phenomenon which occurs when victims of racism, through coercion or conditioning, turn racist attitudes and actions in against themselves or their racial/ethnic group.
Internalized racism involves using racist terms against other members of the same racial/ethnic group; placing higher values on members who appear or act more like the dominant group, i.e. valuing people who appear more 'white'.
Internalized racism by daichan January 24, 2011

internetizen 

1. A citizen of the internet 2. One who has no life. 3. One whose home is an incorporeal series of electronic signals. 4. A very sad individual. 5. Modern man.
If you spend as much time on the internet as you do off it, you are an internetizen.
internetizen by Fleetlord Atvar August 5, 2010

Internalized Oppression

The act of becoming triggered, in which the individual does not show that they are triggered dispite being so.
Person: I'm a feminist, but I don't agree with your accusations against Hugh Mungus.

Zarna Joshi : "INTERNALIZED OPPRESSION!!!"

Internalized homophobia 

Wishing you were “normal” and straight when you are feeling gay.
Jack: I heard Sara has Internalized homophobia, I don’t get why she hates gay people.
Tom: She doesn’t hate gay people, she just never thought she would be gay and has Internalized hate towards herself.
Jack: So she’s not homophobic?
Tom: No, she’s just scared.

Internalized homophobia 

An outward projection of homophobia as a coping mechanism for internal conflict with one’s own sexual identity.
Mike pence hates gays because he’s probably gay. #internalized homophobia