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Dina Leygerman Quotes

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“Say thank you. Say thank you to the women who gave you a voice. Say thank you to the women who were arrested and imprisoned and beaten and gassed for you to have a voice. Say thank you to the women who refused to back down, to the women who fought tirelessly to give you a voice.”
— Dina Leygerman, You Are Not Equal. I’m Sorry.
Tagged: womens march, feminism, Feminism In Practice
“The disdain we have for the poor is one of the most heartbreaking aspects of our society.”
— Dina Leygerman, When They Say Poverty Is A Choice
Tagged: classism, Poor People, Society
“But that myth is consumed only by those who have the means to work hard. The myth of the American Dream is only for those who have the privilege to believe in it; it’s not for those who need to figure out how to feed their children breakfast. Those people aren’t in a position to dream.”
— Dina Leygerman, When They Say Poverty Is A Choice
Tagged: Poverty, American Dream, Poor People
“You are still objectified. You are still catcalled. You are still sexualized. You are still told you’re too skinny or you’re too fat. You’re still told you’re too old or too young. You’re applauded when you ‘age gracefully.’ You’re still told men age ‘better.’ You’re still told to dress like a lady. You are still judged on your outfit instead of what’s in your head. What brand bag you have still matters more than your college degree.”
— Dina Leygerman, You Are Not Equal. I’m Sorry.
Tagged: Women, feminism, Quote of the Moment
“I don’t know what it’s like to be poor. I am privileged.

And yet so many of us pretend we know. Can’t they just go get a job? Can’t they just work harder? Can’t they just go get a degree? Can’t they just save more? Spend less? These questions are ridiculous. They come from people who have never known any struggles. They come from people who never held multiple jobs just to put food on the table. These questions are from people who assume hard work is the answer to all problems. These questions are from people who were not born into poverty.”
— Dina Leygerman, When They Say Poverty Is A Choice
Tagged: classism, Poor People, Poverty, Ignorance
“We have been told our entire lives that if we work hard we can achieve whatever we wish. That's simply untrue. Someone forgot to add one detail to that adage: You must be born into a world of opportunity and choice. 

That world does not exist to all, only to some. And those born into the world of opportunity and choice cannot comprehend why anyone can’t just “pick themselves up by their bootstraps” and just “stop being poor.””
— Dina Leygerman, When They Say Poverty Is A Choice
Tagged: Poverty, Ignorance, Poor People, classism, Capitalism
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