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Quote by Molly Crabapple

“The thing that I hate is that Nicholas Kristof style of writing where it's like, "I saw the poor, they made me so sad. What can I do about sadness? I am so brave." It's just like, shut up, man, shut up.”

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Molly Crabapple

Molly Crabapple is an American artist known for her illustrations, paintings, and writing. Her work often addresses social and political themes, frequently exploring issues of gender, power, and identity. Crabapple's artwork has been exhibited in numerous exhibitions and featured in various publications. more

“The occupation is really terrible on a variety of levels. It's terrible on the "shooting people and torturing people in prison" level. But I think the thing that is very hard to convey is that it's also this bureaucratic grinding-down and daily humiliation that I think would probably be as horrible as the spectacular violence.”

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Author:Molly Crabapple

“Neutrality and boredom are the weapons of the state.”

States Weapons Boredom Neutrality

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“A lot of things sound neutral, but they're not. A typical example would involve police violence. It's usually forbidden to call police "murderers," even if they're convicted of murder. People will say that it sounds hysterical and unobjective.”

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“Despite everything we know about photo manipulation, a photo is still considered an objective document.”

Knows Stills Objectives Despite Manipulation Documents

Author:Molly Crabapple