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81 " Adoptees deserve open records because deception and partial truths do not set us free. "
― DaShanne Stokes
82 " What matters most is not 'what' you are, but 'who' you are. "
83 " Political correctness’ is a label the privileged often use to distract from their privilege and hate. "
84 " People often call fighting discrimination being 'PC' because they don't want their own unearned privileges challenged. "
85 " It's not 'over-sensitivity' to ask to be treated with the same dignity and respect shown to others. "
86 " There is nothing 'honorable' or 'reasonable' in giving a pass to those who want to discriminate. "
87 " Adoption isn't just a childhood experience, it's a life-long experience. "
88 " An institution rooted in slavery cannot be the voice of our people. "
89 " Let them have guns' is as much a solution to mass murder and gun violence as 'Let them have drugs' is a solution to drug addiction. "
90 " When we allow violence against some, we enable violence against all. "
91 " Bigotry and sexism destroy the unity needed for a nation to live. "
92 " Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and criticize others who have to fight for the things you take for granted. "
93 " It speaks volumes when people who are discriminated against go on to discriminate against others. "
94 " Standing against discrimination for some while supporting discrimination against others hurts us all. "
95 " Political correctness' as 'over-sensitivity' is code for saying the privileged shouldn't have their unearned privileges questioned. "
96 " Saying something is 'politically correct' is often a way of dismissing the voices of the oppressed. "
97 " The minute we look away, the minute we stop fighting back, that's the minute bigotry wins. "
98 " Bigotry is based on deception, of oneself and of others. "
99 " Tolerance of intolerance enables oppression. "
100 " Reducing a group to a slur or stereotype reduces us all. "