“As followers of Christ, we are to be careful not to remain victims of the many cultural presuppositions of who he is, and what he teaches, insofar as taking for granted our own caricatures of him. Let it boil in both mind and heart the question, 'If Jesus were to appear today, how many of us would actually recognize him and his teachings (or would it simply be a recount of his first visit)?” IfsMindFirstsHeartTodayJesusChristTeachTeachingVictimCarefulGrantedFollowersBe CarefulHeart And MindCaricatures Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“My mother was a single parent, a speech therapist who worked for a company that kept a substantial percentage of the income they billed for her to teach stroke victims in convalescent hospitals to talk again.” MotherParentCompanyTeachSpeechVictimIncomeHospitalsStrokesPercentagesTherapistsSingle Parent Author:Mona Simpson
“Never teach your child to be cunning or you may be certain you will be one of the very first victims of his shrewdness.” FirstsMayChildrenCertainTeachOur ChildrenVictimYour ChildrenCunningShrewdness Author:Josh Billings
“The lesson this teaches and which every Afro-American should ponder well, is that a Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every black home, and it should be used for that protection which the law refuses to give. When the white man who is always the aggressor knows he runs as great a risk of biting the dust every time his Afro-American victim does, he will have greater respect for Afro-American life. The more the Afro-American yields and cringes and begs, the more he has to do so, the more he is insulted, outraged and lynched.” KnowsMenGivingShouldWellsDoeHomeRunningLawUsedBlackWhiteTeachGreaterRiskHonorLessonsShould HaveVictimRefuseProtectionDustYieldWhite ManPonderingRiflesAmerican LifeInsultedBitingOutragedCringeAggressorsAfros Book:On Lynchings Source: On Lynchings
“I don't think the victims should be babied, but there should be a counselor to teach them coping mechanisms. The bully needs counseling too.” ThinkingNeedsShouldTeachVictimMechanismBullyCopingCounselingCounselorCoping Mechanisms Author:Laura Michelle Kelly
“There is too much ideological conformity in gender studies. The true-believers fashion the theories, write the textbooks and teach the students. When journalists, policymakers, and legislators address topics such as the wage gap, gender and education, or women's health, they turn to these experts for enlightenment. For the most part, they peddle misinformation, victim politics, and sophistry. They claim that their teachings represent the academic consensus, but that is only because they have excluded all dissenters.” WritingTurnsTeachStudyToo MuchTeachingFashionStudentsTheoryEnlightenmentClaimsVictimGenderBelieverJournalistExpertsAddressesGapsConformityAcademicTopicsConsensusIdeologicalTextbooksLegislatorsExcludedMisinformationTrue BelieverSophistryWomen's Health Author:Christina Hoff Sommers
“My father died at 42, of a heart attack. My mother was 32 then. She never wanted to be a victim. And that really resonated as a nine-year-old child. And one of the most revealing things was, very soon after my father died - he was in real estate and he owned some modest buildings - they came to my mother, the men that worked for him, and they said, "You don't have to worry. We will run the business and we will take care of you." And my mother said, "No, you won't. You will teach me how to run the business and I will take care of it and my children."” MenYearsHeartChildrenSaidRealCareRunningWantedMotherFatherTeachWorryBuildingHe ManDiedVictimTake CareNineMy ChildrenModestEstatesThey SaidRevealingNine YearsHeart AttackFather DiedMy Father Died Author:Sherry Lansing
“Experience teaches that for most people there is a limit beyond which their constitution cannot comply with the demands of civilization. All who wish to reach a higher standard than their constitution will allow, fall victims to neurosis. It would have been better for them if they could have remained less "perfect".” PeopleIfsHas BeensFallWishPerfectTeachHigherCivilizationDemandLimitsStandardsConstitutionVictimNeurosisHigher Standards Book:Sexuality and The Psychology of Love Source: Sexuality and The Psychology of Love
“Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.” MenTeachViolenceRacismVictimConstantCriminalsNonviolenceBrutalGun ControlRacism In AmericaNon Violence Author:Malcolm X
“While it is tempting to believe that you are the victim of certain people or forces beyond your control, A Course in Miracles teaches you to recognize that you are not a victim. Through the grace of God, you are lifted above and beyond any forces-internal or external-that threaten to limit you. Knowing you're not a victim is a major form of personal empowerment.” PeopleBelieveFormCertainCoursesForceTeachKnowingGraceLimitsMajorsEmpowermentMiracleVictimInternalsGrace Of GodTemptingAbove And BeyondPersonal EmpowermentCourse In Miracles Author:Marianne Williamson