Quotes About Social justice

I love when white people use their privilege to combat prejudice.

Some people think that gender equality is the biggest issue on the table, and to me, that's a privilege to even think that that's the biggest issue, because I am subject to much more inequality.

We know that racism and white privilege are both very much alive today.

Obviously white privilege is a thing, 1000%.

I'm not interested in defending the position of those who already have money, power and privilege.

I've led a very privileged life. You know, I've gotten to choose the work I do, and I hope every job I've had has been a little bit about trying to push the ball forward, particularly for folks who may not have the same opportunities that I've had.

I want my kids to go and see the world and understand they are privileged, but it doesn't mean they don't have the right to speak up and see what is happening.

'Article 15' actually is not about the Dalits. It is about us privileged people. What is it that we have done, what is it that we have been doing and what is it that we should be doing?

I didn't even realize I was quite privileged. But I am. I got money. I've never been stopped by a police officer.

Victimhood, in the intersectional way of seeing the world, is akin to sainthood; power and privilege are profane.

There can't be reverse racism against a group that is not at a disadvantage.

I've completely lost faith in the Democratic Party to truly serve the disadvantaged.

Barack Obama being President of the United States doesn't mean racism has disappeared. It's all a process, and we have to be aware that the work never ends.

The discrimination of women and girls goes to the core of any and all analyses of the world's economic, political, and environmental problems.

I'm not saying to you that every element of segregation and discrimination and second-class citizenship has changed. But in the political sense, the world has changed. People now who want to vote can vote.

We need to put an end to discrimination against women, and the power to bring about this change lies in our hands.

'Article 15' prohibits any kind of discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, or religion. My film is about the discrimination we practice on various levels.

When you discuss racism, it's almost a no-win scenario - but I don't think that means we shouldn't be discussing it.

Pay disparity has always been there.

This country has so much wealth and so much poverty, and that seemed wrong to me. 'Evicted' was my Ph.D. dissertation.

I fight against racism and bigotry because I care about the people who are experiencing it.

Utilitarianism is a philosophy from the olden days exploring the idea that whatever is best for the majority is the fairest.

Basic fairness and equity demand that the color of your collar should not dictate if you receive a bail-out or get bailed on.

The fact that Australia is falling so far behind on something so simple as equal love and equal rights for equal love is disgusting, it's embarrassing.