931 Quotes About Prejudice
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All Lives Matter is directly related to white people not wanting to see color and not wanting to make things about race.
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We need to uplift the importance of Black lives because so many people act as if those lives don't count.
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Some white people don't assume people of color to be dynamic or layered, because many white people have never had to be dynamic or layered themselves.
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A large part of white privilege is that it steers white people toward their cultural comfort zones.
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We need to do away with the idea of 'normal,' especially when it's used as a stand-in for 'mainstream' (whether that's white or anything else seen as such). Because at the heart of this difference between normal and abnormal is the belief that these so-called normal things are neutral.
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I'm asking you to protect one another and learn from one another. I'm asking you to turn 'different' into the new normal, and then tell others to do the same.
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From white women wearing their hair in box braids to non-Native Americans wearing stereotypical Native American attire on Halloween (or anytime), cultural appropriation is one of the most frequently disrespectful and racist occurrences in society.
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Part of what makes cultural appropriation so problematic is that it ignores the need for understanding the actual history and people who own the culture. People can learn and appreciate, but unless they are from that group, they can never fully understand.
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Being someone who supports people of color and stands against racism isn't easy. Sometimes it requires sacrifice and having difficult conversations -- but that will never be as difficult as actually being impacted by racism.
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