Marxism's core narrative of oppression versus the oppressed has evolved within postmodernism into a broader explanation for power differentials across numerous axes of identity and distinction. This transformation extends the original Marxist framework of resentment to encompass various group comparisons including ableism, height, attractiveness, wealth, sex, and even fictional constructs like gender. While economic disparities are less emphasized, the resulting framework collapses diverse human experiences into a singular narrative of power dynamics, representing a more distorted interpretation of Marxism.

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