Adoption isn’t just a childhood experience, it’s a life-long experience.
– DaShanne Stokes
Related Quotes:
- A president cannot defend a nation if he is not held accountable to its laws. – DaShanne Stokes
- You can flip a coin to change its face, but it remains the same coin. – DaShanne Stokes
- Prejudice plunges you into a world of fear and hate. That’s no way to live. – DaShanne Stokes
- The power of love is that it sees all people. – DaShanne Stokes
- Free elections don’t always result in fair elections. – DaShanne Stokes
- A president who has incited violence inspires citizens towards hate and violence. – DaShanne Stokes
- Those who incite violence have no business lecturing others about unity. – DaShanne Stokes
- Violence isn’t a Democrat or Republican problem. It’s an American problem, requiring an American solution. – DaShanne Stokes
- Blind party loyalty will be our downfall. We must follow the truth wherever it leads. – DaShanne Stokes
- Our democracy should aspire to be more democratic. – DaShanne Stokes
- No matter their party, people with a conflict of interest should be banned from the Electoral College. – DaShanne Stokes
- Accepting fraud from our leaders means accepting fraud in our personal lives. – DaShanne Stokes
- 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. – DaShanne Stokes
- Only by speaking out can we create lasting change. And that change begins with coming out. – DaShanne Stokes
- Discovering that I was adopted redefined my entire world, but it taught me that who you are doesn’t change. – DaShanne Stokes
- Racist legacy laws and modern racist practices are all part of the same system, and it needs to be changed now. – DaShanne Stokes
- We must speak truth to power and confront ignorance with facts. – DaShanne Stokes
- Bigotry lives not just in our words, but in our actions, thoughts, and institutions. – DaShanne Stokes
- Saying it’s hard being straight is like complaining to the poor that it’s difficult being wealthy. – DaShanne Stokes
- Bigotry hurts the economy, so the next time you want to blame minorities for your problems, first take a look in the mirror. – DaShanne Stokes
- Privilege is when your voice is the norm but still you claim to be unheard. – DaShanne Stokes
- It’s a scary world we live in when a person of color endorses a racist for president. – DaShanne Stokes
- Discrimination is discrimination, even when people claim it’s ‘tradition. – DaShanne Stokes
- Calling for an end to hate shouldn’t be treated as a punishable offense. – DaShanne Stokes
- What does religious freedom mean if we would use it as a cover for hate and privilege? – DaShanne Stokes
- Facts are threatening to those invested in fraud. – DaShanne Stokes
- Lies sound like facts to those who’ve been conditioned to mis-recognize the truth. – DaShanne Stokes
- Privilege is when you contribute to the oppression of others and then claim that you are the one being discriminated against. – DaShanne Stokes
- People often call fighting discrimination being ‘PC’ because they don’t want their own unearned privileges challenged. – DaShanne Stokes
- There is nothing ‘honorable’ or ‘reasonable’ in giving a pass to those who want to discriminate. – DaShanne Stokes
- An institution rooted in slavery cannot be the voice of our people. – DaShanne Stokes
- When we allow violence against some, we enable violence against all. – DaShanne Stokes
- Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and criticize others who have to fight for the things you take for granted. – DaShanne Stokes
- Standing against discrimination for some while supporting discrimination against others hurts us all. – DaShanne Stokes
- Political correctness’ as ‘over-sensitivity’ is code for saying the privileged shouldn’t have their unearned privileges questioned. – DaShanne Stokes
- The minute we look away, the minute we stop fighting back, that’s the minute bigotry wins. – DaShanne Stokes
- Urging an organization to be inclusive is not an attack. It’s progress. – DaShanne Stokes
- It’s illegal to deny people their records due to race or gender. Adoptees deserve the same rights and protections. – DaShanne Stokes
- Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and watch as others’ rights are trampled upon. – DaShanne Stokes
- Racism hurts everyone, including racists themselves. – DaShanne Stokes