“I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.” – Nelson Mandela, 46. “To positively discriminate in favor of groups that have been negatively discriminated against in the past.” – Ben Elton, 25. How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. “Discrimination no matter how small is wrong. “There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion.” – Malala Yousafzai, 12. “Wind does not discriminate – it touches everyone, everything. I have certainly met much more discrimination in terms of being a woman than being black, in the field of politics. I think I was a born civil rights activist. Where is the cause of anger, envy, or discrimination?” – Mahatma Gandhi, 51. ”, “Political correctness' as 'over-sensitivity' is code for saying the privileged shouldn't have their unearned privileges questioned.”, “If you think being straight means you're being discriminated against, you're probably misreading your privilege.”, “Urging people to be inclusive is not an attack. 2. Whatever it is, I'm there. 5. “Equality is not the empirical claim that all groups of humans are interchangeable; it is the moral principle that individuals should not be judged or constrained by the average properties of their group.” – Steven Pinker, 45. In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination - and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past - are real and must be addressed. And women that do not conform to the system, who try to break with the accepted patterns, are stigmatized as odd and unfeminine. So when you attend a retreat, you have a chance to look at the deep roots of this pollution of the collective energy that is unwholesome. “Hating people because of their color is wrong. Nobody cares if you suffered some discrimination.” – Barack Obama, 15. Originally from NZ, Harlow now lives in Melbourne and works on Websitethink as a content creator and manager. “Discrimination due to age is one of the great tragedies of modern life. “Political correctness’ is a label the privileged often use to distract from their privilege and hate.” ― … “It is not discrimination to treat different things differently.” – Maggie Gallagher, 6. They knew she was Muslim. “Freedom means equality. If we desire a society of peace, then we cannot achieve such a society through violence. Any discrimination, like sharp turns in a road, becomes critical because of the tremendous speed at which we are traveling into the high-tech world of a service economy. If we desire a society without discrimination, then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society. It makes America weak.”, “When we hide racism under the guise of 'humor,' we insulate white racist privilege and make a mockery of civil rights.”, “Privilege is presuming to speak for others you know nothing about.”, “I was lonely, desperate, and angry. “Nothing is more repugnant to me than brotherly feelings grounded in the common baseness people see in one another.” – Milan Kundera, 42. - On Taking Control of Your Future”, “Discrimination had become like Wi-Fi: She couldn't see it, but somehow her career was connected to it.”, “Saying it's hard being straight is like complaining to the poor that it's difficult being wealthy.”, “Bigotry that is known and visible is bigotry that can be challenged.”, “Words do not choose their company or discriminate among the people who use them.”, “Both COWS and buffalos give milk so why discriminate.”, Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening. “Any discrimination, like sharp turns in a road, becomes critical because of the tremendous speed at which we are traveling into the high-tech world of a service economy.” – Clarence Thomas. Support of discrimination no matter who does it is wrong. 1. Worse than hearing the words from hateful strangers-she had heard the poisonous words from boys she'd grown up with, boys she'd kissed, boys she'd had crushes on, boys she'd tasted her first alcohol with, boys she'd wrestled with for control of the tv remote. Rather than rely on race, we use our criminal justice system to label people of color 'criminals' and then engage in all the practices we supposedly left behind. Even without overt prejudice, it is cognitively convenient for people to sort items into categories and respond based on what is usually associated with those categories: a form of statistical discrimination, playing the odds. The good news is that intersectionality provides us a way to see it. It turns out that advancing equal opportunity and economic empowerment is both morally right and good economics, because discrimination, poverty and ignorance restrict growth, while investments in education, infrastructure and scientific and technological research increase it, creating more good jobs and new wealth for all of us. The way we imagine discrimination or disempowerment often is more complicated for people who are subjected to multiple forms of exclusion. White waiting. It’s just plain wrong.” – Muhammad Ali, 28. Not only do they prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, creed and color, but also on ability. Some social scientists say that in-group/out-group biases are hard-wired into the human brain. “No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.” – Zainab Salbi, 22. Let's practice motivation and love, not discrimination and hate. If we want sports to go back to the wealthy, let's make it amateur again. Harlow Kasprak is a productivity addict who loves to write about self-development, positivity, and life hacks. It is also what you allow.”, “Discrimination no matter how small is wrong. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? 57+ Insightful Quotes About Discrimination. September 20, 2020 by Harlow Kasprak Leave a Comment, The fight against discrimination has long been an important issue and today, I have decided to make a list of the best and notable sayings, anecdotes, and quotes about discrimination! If you don’t believe in equality for all, you don’t believe in freedom.” – DaShanne Stokes, 16. “It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union. “Don’t let a bad tricks plaid on you become a wicked spell. “If tolerance, respect, and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations, and the world.” – Kofi Annan, 40. “Discrimination involves reflection and absorption.” – Frederick Lindemann. 43. So we don't. To ensure freedom and equality for women so that they can flourish. It consists of conscious deviations.” – Theodor Adorno, 11. Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.” – Susan B. Anthony. I like the idea of amending the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include a ban of discrimination based on sexual orientation. Support of discrimination no matter who does it is wrong.” – Germany Kent, 34. It would be simple. “Education is important because, first of all, people need to know that discrimination still exists. Side note: If I have missed some important quotes about discrimination, make sure to share it down below and I will add it to this list! “I think people would live a bit longer if they didn’t know how old they were. Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something. “Racism is man’s gravest threat to man – the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.” – Abraham Joshua Heschel, 21. “I have an intensive hatred for discrimination based on color.” – John Diefenbaker, 7. “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion.” – Nelson Mandela, 30. Moonzajer, 18. We saw ourselves doing the work of the Almighty. He liked that about wind.” – Lish McBride, 13. Different types of discrimination have been a societal issue for several decades. If you don't believe in equality for all, you don't believe in freedom.”, “If you won't stand up against those who tear us apart with their lies, hate, and bigotry, expect to do a lot of sitting down.”, “We cannot be a union of states if we fail to unite as people.”, “Look at the sky and count the stars, look down and realize we are all from the same universe and stop discrimination”, “The only classification to be made out of humans should be based on character and nothing but the character.”, “Conscience is not white, black or brown. Discrimination Quotes Starting from gender discrimination to racial discrimination, discrimination is a social disease that can affect a person both physically and emotionally. Being front and center in conversations about racism or sexism is a complicated privilege that is often hard to see. It's not fair and it's not right. “Discrimination and prejudice of any kind have no place in sports or in our society.” – Jerry Reinsdorf, 10. “Judging a person does not define who they are, It defines who you are.” – Unknown, 17. We are Angela & Harlow Kasprak who love mindfulness, reading, affirmations, and sharing positivity. “Nobody cares how tough your upbringing was.