“The truth is even though we sort of feel like we have equal rights in America, right under the surface we have huge issues at play that really do affect women. It's time for all the women in America and all the women that love women and all the gay people and the people of color that we've all fought for to fight for us now.” PeopleMenFeelsPlayAmericaFightingIssuesRightsColorHe ManHugeTruth IsGayEqualSurfaceEqual RightsGay PeopleRights In America Author:Patricia Arquette
“As Elders, we are fully committed to the principle that all human beings are of equal worth. You will see that we highlight equality for girls and women - not just women's rights. That is important as girls, especially adolescent girls, have been almost invisible in debates on equal rights. Yet it is in adolescence that events can have a huge effect on a girl's life.” HumansHas BeensImportantGirlHuman BeingsPrinciplesRightsEffectsEventsHugeEqualCommittedDebateInvisibleWomens RightsAdolescenceEldersEqual RightsHighlights Author:Mary Robinson
“Unfortunately, the greater consciousness among Whites about Black equality has not carried over to the new victims of racism - Muslims and Immigrants. There is no racial enlightenment for these groups, which are huge. Millions of Muslims and an equal number of immigrants, who whether legal or illegal, face discrimination both legally from the government and extra-legally from White Americans - and sometimes Black and Hispanic Americans. The Democratic Presidential candidates are avoiding these issues in order to cultivate support among White Americans.” SometimesGovernmentFacesOrderBlackWhiteNumbersConsciousnessMillionsSupportIssuesGreaterGroupsHugeEqualRacismEnlightenmentVictimDemocraticDiscriminationPresidentialExtrasCandidatesImmigrantsIllegalAvoidingHispanicPresidential Candidate Author:Howard Zinn
“One of the interesting things about the ancient Greeks is that they really didn't have our conception of individual rights. They didn't have our conception of all lives matters. And it was really was true for them, that certain lives matter a lot more than others. It didn't dawn on them that all lives, although different, can be lives of equal mattering. And that is actually something a huge ethical lesson.” DifferentMatterCertainIndividualInterestingRightsHugeLessonsEqualAncientDawnGreekEthicalConceptionInteresting ThingsIndividual RightsAncient Greek Author:Rebecca Goldstein
“American television is a huge product that is exported around the world and what that means is that what our movies and films say about who women [are] has global ramifications. There is a burden and a responsibility when you are someone who is very aware of how far we've yet to travel in granting women equal rights and equal respect and you are creating cultural products. You have to be responsible and be aware of the message that you are sending out.” WorldMeanFilmResponsibilityRightsTelevisionProductsHugeEqualCreatingMessagesResponsibleBurdenAround The WorldEqual RightsBeing ResponsibleRamificationsAmerican TelevisionEqual Respect Author:Liz W. Garcia
“Maybe, it takes a brave man to be with a woman like me. In relationships, I don't look the other way, and dim my voice when I have something to say. I learned that I simply don't do well with huge egos, for I always see myself as his equal.” MenWayWellsLooksVoiceHugeEqualEgoBraveLike MeBrave Man Author:Mirtha Michelle
“I am absolutely behind equal rights but I am also bridging the gap between cultural mentality and society's mindset as there are huge amount of gaps that need to be addressed and progress needs to be made. Yeah I am a feminist, it is not a difficult thing to explain.” NeedsMadeDifficultBehindsRightsProgressHugeAmountEqualYeahFeministMindsetGapsMentalityEqual RightsDifficult ThingsBridging The Gap Author:Hozier
“Just because you have star power and a huge marketing budget, you can see from some professional web series, it doesn't equal views.” StarsViewsHugeEqualSeriesMarketingBudgets Author:Felicia Day
“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.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsMenProblemRealityFeminismMediaHugeEqualMassMajorityMalesFolksFeministSeekingSexismMisunderstandingMass Media Author:Bell Hooks
“Insects were scurrying about in the shade cast by the grass, and the lawn was a huge monotonous forest of thousands of little green blades, all equal, all alike, hiding the world from each other. Anguished, she thought, "I don't want to be just another blade of grass."” WorldWantLittlesHugeEqualGreenCastsForestsGrassHidingShadeInsectsBladesLawnsMonotonousBlades Of Grass Author:Simone de Beauvoir