Selma James :
We have needed to define ourselves by reclaiming the words that define us. They have used language as weapons. When we open ourselves to what they say and how they say it, our narrow prejudices evaporate and we are nourished and armed.
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Political Correctness
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Language
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Love
Gift it Baker_64x64.png "Quotations by Russell (Wayne) Baker")
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