“Privilege is not knowing that you're hurting others and not listening when they tell you.”
DaShanne Stokes“If the system were designed to protect adoptees, why do so many have to fight for their rights?”
DaShanne Stokes“Don’t be a witness. Be an activist.”
DaShanne Stokes“Adoptee rights are everyone's rights, and they deserve to be protected.”
DaShanne Stokes“Removing the finish line is a useful tactic if your goal is to just keep running the race.”
DaShanne Stokes“Privilege is presuming to speak for others you know nothing about.”
DaShanne Stokes“People often call fighting racism being 'PC' when they don't want to confront their own prejudice”
DaShanne Stokes“We must tell the world that even though we elected a bigot, bigotry will not prevail.”
DaShanne Stokes“Tolerance of intolerance enables oppression.”
DaShanne Stokes“Saying something is 'politically correct' is often a way of dismissing the voices of the oppressed.”
DaShanne Stokes“It speaks volumes when people who are discriminated against go on to discriminate against others.”
DaShanne Stokes