Oppression is defined by The Collins Paperback English Dictionary as, "to subjugate by cruelty, force. etc. To afflict or torment. To lie heavy on (the mind, etc.)". According to one of the authors in the book Feminist Frontiers IV, Marilyn Frye says:
             "The root of the word oppression is the element 'press'. The press of the crowd; pressed into the military service; to press a pair of pants; printing press; printing press; press the button. Presses are used to mold things or flatten them or reduce them in bulk.... Something pressed is something caught between or among forces and barriers which are so related to each other that jointly they restrain, restrict or prevent the thing's motion or mobility. Mold. Immobilise. Reduce."
             The word oppression is often related to feminism. The statement that women are oppressed is often found with the statement that men are oppressed as well. According to Frye, "oppressing is oppressive to those who oppress as well as to those they oppress." It is not only women who are oppressed; Men claim their oppression as the fact that they are not supposed to show their emotion, they aren't allowed to cry, it is unacceptable. In many countries, for example Afghanistan, women are deeply oppressed. They must cover their entire bodies with clothing, including their face or they will be severely punished with torture. In most parts of Canada and in many parts of the United States women are just as free as men are. Although there are instances of oppression, for example Frye writes in her article titled "Oppression" that it is common in the US for younger women to be in a bind were sexual activity and sexual inactivity are both unaccepted. It happens in some parts of the country were girls might be called names like "slut" or "whore" for having had sexual relations with a boy. But the other girls who haven't had...