There is a difference between being offended and being prejudiced and even being bigoted against. There's a difference between that and racism.
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'Blue is the Warmest Colour' - I'm not a lesbian, I'm not French, I'm not a woman, but I saw so much of myself in those women and in those characters. I saw different parts of myself than I ever would've seen if I hadn't seen that film.
Tags: blue, woman, myself, women
It's not new to attempt to vilify the minority that speaks about their oppression. That's not a new thing.
Tags: minority, about, oppression, new
That is just the reality of being a marginalized person in this country: you have to deal with the psychological impact of your oppressor - whether that's being a woman dealing with men or gay people dealing with straight people or trans people dealing with everybody else.
Tags: men, woman, people, you
The Black Lives Matter movement has spawned all kinds of activism.
Tags: kinds, movement, matter, black
'2001: A Space Odyssey' - I'd watched and hated it seven times before it provided the first 'religious experience' I'd ever had watching a film. Finally, I was able to pick up on what the film was transmitting almost entirely through dialogue.
Tags: first, watching, space, experience
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