Quotes by DaShanne Stokes

Lies sound like facts to those whove been conditioned to mis-recognize the truth.

Privilege is when you contribute to the oppression of others and then claim that you are the one being discriminated against.

Adoptees deserve open records because deception and partial truths do not set us free.

What matters most is not what you are, but who you are.

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 dont want their own unearned privileges challenged.

Its not over-sensitivity to ask to be treated with the same dignity and respect shown to others.

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

Adoption isnt just a childhood experience, its a life-long experience.

An institution rooted in slavery cannot be the voice of our people.

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.

When we allow violence against some, we enable violence against all.

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

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

It speaks volumes when people who are discriminated against go on to discriminate against others.

Standing against discrimination for some while supporting discrimination against others hurts us all.

Political correctness as over-sensitivity is code for saying the privileged shouldnt have their unearned privileges questioned.

Saying something is politically correct is often a way of dismissing the voices of the oppressed.

The minute we look away, the minute we stop fighting back, thats the minute bigotry wins.

Bigotry is based on deception, of oneself and of others.