I am absolutely opposed to political correctness. You cannot confront hate speech until you've experienced it. You need to hear every side of the issue instead of just one. -Jane Elliott

 

I am absolutely opposed to political correctness. You cannot confront hate speech until you've experienced it. You need to hear every side of the issue instead of just one.


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This quote is just one of 8 total Jane Elliott quotes in our collection. Jane Elliott is known for saying 'I am absolutely opposed to political correctness. You cannot confront hate speech until you've experienced it. You need to hear every side of the issue instead of just one.' as well as some of the following quotes.

This country isn't a melting pot. Think of this country as a stir fry. That's what this country should be. A place where people are appreciated for who they are.

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What did you people who are wearing blue collars now find out today?

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I am absolutely opposed to political correctness. You cannot confront hate speech until you've experienced it. You need to hear every side of the issue instead of just one. -Jane Elliott
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What would you like to do with them?

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Let's take these collars off.

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White people in this country are tweaked. We are raised to believe a myth of White superiority. Malcolm X, in The Autobiography of Malcolm X, said that White people's 'belief that they are 'superior' in some way is so deeply rooted that these things are in the national White subconscious. -Jane Elliott
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We don't know anything about racism. We've never experienced it. If words can make a difference in your life for seven minutes, how would it affect you if you heard this every day of your life?

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