“We need to stop playing Privilege or Oppression Olympics because we'll never get anywhere until we find more effective ways of talking through difference. We should be able to say, “This is my truth,” and have that truth stand without a hundred clamoring voices shouting, giving the impression that multiple truths cannot coexist.” WayNeedsGivingShouldAbleVoiceDifferencesTalkingHundredPrivilegeImpressionOppressionMultipleOlympicsShoutingCoexistMy TruthWay Of Talking Author:Roxane Gay
“He'd once heard a story about a monastery on the top of some mountain in Japan or somewhere. After a long trek in the cold to get there, the monks would offer to sell you a cup of coffee. You had a choice: There was a two-dollar cup - or a two-hundred- dollar cup. When pressed to explain the difference, the monks were reported to say, 'A hundred and ninety-eight dollars.'” LongTwoStoriesChoicesDifferencesHeardColdOffersMountainHundredSellsDollarsEightCoffeeCupsJapanNinetyMonkCoffee CupMonasteriesNinety Eight Author:Steve Perry
“There's the old joke, "What's the difference between country and redneck? Well, that's three hundred dollars."” WellsCountryThreeDifferencesJokesHundredDollarsRedneckOld Jokes Author:Larry the Cable Guy