Gloria Anzaldua states that she has a vision (i.e.: a picture of the future she wishes to see) for the Chicanas/Chicanos, which is 'exoneration'. When someone is exonerated, that person is officially absolved from blame. Which of the following statements best explains what she means by this vision?
a. She means that her people need to free themselves of the guilt, blame, and shame that they have learned through being treated as 'lesser' and create a new consciousness.
b. She means that the wrongs committed by her people are so trivial compared to the wrongs committed against them by Whites that her people should not be held accountable.
c. She means that Chicanos and Chicanas should not have to acknowledge that part of their ancestry that is Spanish; Chicanos and Chicanas can ignore any feelings of guilt toward Native Americans.
d. She means that Chicanos and Chicanas are not responsible for destructive behaviors, whether self-destructive or directed towards others, because they are an oppressed people.
a. She means that her people need to free themselves of the guilt, blame, and shame that they have learned through being treated as 'lesser' and create a new consciousness.
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