As all advocates of feminist politics know most people do not understand sexism or if they do they think it is not a problem. Masses of people think that feminism is always and only about women seeking to be equal to men. And a huge majority of these folks think feminism is anti-male. Their misunderstanding of feminist politics reflects the reality that most folks learn about feminism from patriarchal mass media. ― Bell Hooks

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The problem, as I see it, is that you've been told and not told. You've been told, but none of you really understand, and I dare say, some people are quite happy to leave it that way.

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I often wished that more people understood the invisible side of things. Even the people who seemed to understand, didn't really. ― Jennifer Starzec, Determination

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I believe race is too heavy a burden to carry into the 21st century. It's time to lay it down. We all came here in different ships, but now we're all in the same boat. - John Lewis

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A person hears only what they understand. ― Johann wolfgang von Goethe

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But I didn't understand then. That I could hurt somebody so badly she would never recover. That a person can, just by living, damage another human being beyond repair.

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When you're happy. You enjoy the music, but when you're sad. You understand the lyrics. ― Frank Ocean

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I want to understand you, I study your obscure language.

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What I try to tell young people is that if you come together with a mission, and its grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible. - John Lewis

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Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves, until we end hatred and division. - John Lewis

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