“When you look at the gladiator times or at any of the things in human history, people are and have always been attracted to violence to the point where they're in stadiums still to this day watching people getting stoned to death.” PeopleHumansLooksStillsViolenceThis DayHuman HistoryStadiums Author:Rosario Dawson
“I grew up a squatter on the Lower East Side, so it's kind of a given that I'd have very strong opinions on everything from cyclical violence to teenage pregnancy to environmental justice.” KindStrongJusticeOpinionViolenceEnvironmentalPregnancyVery StrongTeenage Author:Rosario Dawson
“It's a form of violence, in the way that we look at women and how we expect them to look and be - for what sake? Not health, not survival, no enjoyment of life but just so you could look pretty. I'm constantly telling girls all the time, 'Everything's airbrushed, everything's retouched. None of us look like that.” WayLooksFormGirlViolenceSurvivalSakeEnjoyment Author:Rosario Dawson
“As an advocate to end violence against women, I have come to learn that the shame surrounding domestic violence is a barrier to talking about the issue. # PurplePurse provides victims and those who support the cause with information and resources they need to take the necessary actions to break the vicious cycle with confidence.” NeedsEndsActionCausesTalkingBreakSupportIssuesViolenceInformationResourcesShameVictimBarriersCyclesViciousDomestic ViolenceViolence Against WomenVicious CyclesStop Violence Against Women Author:Rosario Dawson
