“Almost everything can be construed as sexual harassment depending upon the way it is said. One general rule of thumb is to think of your female co-workers as you would your sister. Yes, she is a woman. No, she is not a sexual object. Yes, your parents probably like her more than they like you.” ThinkingWaySaidParentObjectsLike YouFemaleWorkersThumbsThink Of YouHarassmentLike HerCo Worker Author:Linda Sunshine
“8 year old young girl came up to me when I went to speak at an elementary school, and she gave me a drawing. It was great and she said "I want to be just like you when I grow up and direct movies". And that just made me choke up. It was so cute, and the reason why she's looking at me is I look like her.” WantYearsLooksMadeSaidReasonSchoolYoungGirlSpeakGrowsGrowing UpLike YouDirectDrawingReason WhyCuteChokeLike HerElementary School Author:Jennifer Yuh Nelson
“I don't know if it's more acceptable or if black men are more comfortable. Black men certainly are more comfortable with it. I don't know that society, like white society loves it or black women. When you see a black man with a white woman there is a feeling that you have and I think the feeling is an instinctual feeling of you want her you don't want me. I don't look anything like her, so you don't like. You know what I mean? Something like that. It's a real instinctual primal thing.” IfsThinkingKnowsMenWantLooksMeanRealFeelingsBlackWhiteLike YouComfortableWant MeAcceptableBlack WomenPrimalLike Her Author:Sanaa Lathan