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Privilege doesn't just insulate people from the consequences of their prejudice, it cuts them off from their humanity.

Privilege doesn’t just insulate people from the consequences of their prejudice, it cuts them off from their humanity.
– DaShanne Stokes

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  1. People often call fighting racism being ‘PC’ when they don’t want to confront their own prejudice – DaShanne Stokes
  2. Intentions do not insulate us from the consequences of our actions. – Jon D Harrison
  3. Prejudice plunges you into a world of fear and hate. That’s no way to live. – DaShanne Stokes
  4. Prejudice is learned. What will you teach others through your actions and words? – DaShanne Stokes
  5. If you think being straight means you’re being discriminated against, you’re probably misreading your privilege. – DaShanne Stokes
  6. Those who benefit from unearned privilege are too often quick to discount those who don’t. – DaShanne Stokes
  7. Privilege is when your voice is the norm but still you claim to be unheard. – DaShanne Stokes
  8. What does religious freedom mean if we would use it as a cover for hate and privilege? – DaShanne Stokes
  9. Privilege is when you contribute to the oppression of others and then claim that you are the one being discriminated against. – DaShanne Stokes
  10. Political correctness’ is a label the privileged often use to distract from their privilege and hate. – DaShanne Stokes
  11. 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
  12. Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and watch as others’ rights are trampled upon. – DaShanne Stokes
  13. Privilege is not knowing that you’re hurting others and not listening when they tell you. – DaShanne Stokes
  14. Leaders who do not help the people must be replaced by the people. – DaShanne Stokes
  15. No amount of art, even of the Great American variety, can elevate you above, or insulate you from, the divisions, the cataclysms, of ordinary life. – Garth Risk Hallberg
  16. The rich believe that their money will insulate them from setbacks and frustrations, and that’s one of the absurdist expectations of all. – Alain de Botton
  17. Forgiveness does not wipe away the consequences of the sin. The consequences are borne by somebody. – Dorothy L Sayers
  18. I’d rather live life with the consequences of my choice than live with the consequences of fear. – Daniel Waters
  19. Actions have consequences. Kids today don’t think about that. It’s like, -˜Hey, wouldn’t this be awesome?!’ Consequences? What are those? – Theodore Jerome Cohen
  20. The power of love is that it sees all people. – DaShanne Stokes
  21. People think that LGBTs adopting children will hurt them, but it’s not being in loving homes that hurts children most. – DaShanne Stokes
  22. People turned against each other cannot turn against those responsible. – DaShanne Stokes
  23. One of the most important qualities of a president is the ability to inspire, to bring people together for the common good. – DaShanne Stokes
  24. No matter their party, people with a conflict of interest should be banned from the Electoral College. – DaShanne Stokes
  25. 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
  26. Discrimination is discrimination, even when people claim it’s ‘tradition. – DaShanne Stokes
  27. People often call fighting discrimination being ‘PC’ because they don’t want their own unearned privileges challenged. – DaShanne Stokes
  28. An institution rooted in slavery cannot be the voice of our people. – DaShanne Stokes
  29. It speaks volumes when people who are discriminated against go on to discriminate against others. – DaShanne Stokes
  30. It’s illegal to deny people their records due to race or gender. Adoptees deserve the same rights and protections. – DaShanne Stokes
  31. Resignation is what kills people. Once they’ve rejected resignation, humans gain the privilege of making humanity their footpath. – Kohta Hirano
  32. Humanity must need to continue because humanity is about humans and humans are nothing without humanity. – Zaman Ali
  33. Humanity was awful; humanity made you hurt. Humanity was a weakness that would kill everyone, one way or another. – Andrea Speed
  34. A president who has incited violence inspires citizens towards hate and violence. – DaShanne Stokes
  35. Our democracy should aspire to be more democratic. – DaShanne Stokes
  36. Only by speaking out can we create lasting change. And that change begins with coming out. – DaShanne Stokes
  37. Discovering that I was adopted redefined my entire world, but it taught me that who you are doesn’t change. – DaShanne Stokes
  38. We must speak truth to power and confront ignorance with facts. – DaShanne Stokes
  39. Lies sound like facts to those who’ve been conditioned to mis-recognize the truth. – DaShanne Stokes
  40. Urging an organization to be inclusive is not an attack. It’s progress. – DaShanne Stokes

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