Quotes about discrimination-quotes

The only classification to be made out of humans should be based on character and nothing but the character.

I was lonely, desperate, and angry. At that moment, I truly understood what it meant to be a Saudi woman. It meant being confronted with every possible kind ofobstacle and discrimination. It meant being told that if you want to race with men, you’d have to do it with your hands and legs cut off. I started to wish I had been born somewhere—anywhere—else.

Racist legacy laws and modern racist practices are all part of the same system, and it needs to be changed now.

Electing a bigot enables further bigotry.

I've fought for religious freedom and I can tell you that anti-gay 'religious freedom' bills aren't it.

Today's 'religious freedom' policies should not be seen as a problem limited to LGBT people but as a co-optation of religion that affects us all.

Prejudice plunges you into a world of fear and hate. That's no way to live.

Fear is the intended result of codifying homophobia into law.

Discrimination does not 'make America great.' It makes America weak.

Freedom means equality. If you don't believe in equality for all, you don't believe in freedom.

The power of love is that it sees all people.

When you've grown up mis-educated, surrounded by fear and hate, unaware of your privilege, lies can sound like the truth.

If you think your religion requires discrimination, you're probably misreading your faith.

Conscience is not white, black or brown. Conscience is human. It is beyond race – it is beyond religion – it is beyond all sectarianism.

The only difference between fiction and religion is that people don't kill themselves over fiction.

Privilege is presuming to speak for others you know nothing about.

When we hide discrimination under the guise of 'religious freedom,' we make a mockery of human rights.

There is nothing 'honorable' or 'reasonable' in giving a pass to those who want to discriminate.

Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and criticize others who have to fight for the things you take for granted.

Political correctness' as 'over-sensitivity' is code for saying the privileged shouldn't have their unearned privileges questioned.

Tolerance of intolerance enables oppression.

Reducing a group to a slur or stereotype reduces us all.

Urging an organization to be inclusive is not an attack. It's progress.

Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and watch as others' rights are trampled upon.

Privilege is not knowing that you're hurting others and not listening when they tell you.

Whites saying 'make America white again' is like millionaires saying 'make the wealthy rich again.

People often call fighting racism being 'PC' when they don't want to confront their own prejudice

Political correctness’ is a label the privileged often use to distract from their privilege and hate.

People often call fighting discrimination being 'PC' because they don't want their own unearned privileges challenged.

Bigotry and sexism destroy the unity needed for a nation to live.

If you can't see past my name, you can't see me.

Bigotry that is known and visible is bigotry that can be challenged.

Privilege is when your voice is the norm but still you claim to be unheard.

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.

If you love your country, you must be willing to defend it from fraud, bigotry, and recklessness--even from a president.

Trump didn't divide America. He just doused us with gasoline and fanned the flames.

It's a scary world we live in when a person of color endorses a racist for president.

Discrimination is discrimination, even when people claim it's 'tradition.

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.

Saying it's hard being straight is like complaining to the poor that it's difficult being wealthy.

If you think being straight means you're being discriminated against, you're probably misreading your privilege.

If you'd combat bigotry, use honest language and call things out for what they really are.

One of the best ways you can fight discrimination is by taking good care of yourself. Your survival is not just important it's an act of revolution.