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Then she remembered her Uncle Joe. He had spent three hours cooking that turkey. But when her grandfather carved it, he gave the biggest drumstick to the CEO cousin from London, and the smallest scrap of white meat to Uncle Joe, who was a school janitor.

Maya felt a hot flash of anger. Thank Dad? Who packed her lunch for ten years? Who drove her to piano lessons in the rain? Who was currently washing the dishes from that Christmas dinner while everyone else watched football? sociology -9699- notes

Finally, she scrolled to the bottom of her notes. There was a photo her sister had posted on Instagram that night: a perfect golden turkey, laughing faces, soft candlelight. The caption read: “Perfect Christmas with the perfect family.” Then she remembered her Uncle Joe

She typed: “Marxism: Watch who gets the drumstick. The family reproduces inequality.” Maya felt a hot flash of anger