It speaks volumes when people who are discriminated against go on to discriminate against others.
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Reducing a group to a slur or stereotype reduces us all.
Bigotry and sexism destroy the unity needed for a nation to live.
There is nothing 'honorable' or 'reasonable' in giving a pass to those who want to discriminate.
What would it be like to live as a butterfly, being admired by the world for your color and beauty and grace? What would it be like to live as a spider, having people shriek and jump and throw a shoe at the very notice of you?I have tasted both__ooks of desire and repulsion.How sad it is that we judge a life by such a trivial thing as appearance.
While you judge me by my outward appearance I am silently doing the same to you, even though there's a ninety-percent chance that in both cases our assumptions are wrong.
It's not 'over-sensitivity' to ask to be treated with the same dignity and respect shown to others.
People often call fighting discrimination being 'PC' because they don't want their own unearned privileges challenged.
Political correctness_ is a label the privileged often use to distract from their privilege and hate.
The lenses and filters that we see the world through are so firmly attached to our faces that it requires great awareness and then courage to pull the lenses off and look at ourselves and the world around us from any other viewpoint.
Privilege is when you contribute to the oppression of others and then claim that you are the one being discriminated against.
Racism is dead only to those who've closed their eyes and ears to the whole world around them.
What does religious freedom mean if we would use it as a cover for hate and privilege?
It's terrifying to think you could become the next statistic.
Bigots often like to say they're the ones being hurt as they oppress and hurt others. Never fall for the 'pity the privileged' routine.
Building bridges takes us further than building walls.
Calling for an end to hate shouldn't be treated as a punishable offense.
Nothing in life is as important as you think it is when you are thinking about it.