“Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence... the language that drinks blood, laps vulnerabilities, tucks its fascist boots under crinolines of respectability and patriotism as it moves relentlessly toward the bottom line and the bottomed-out mind.”
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—From the 1993 Nobel lecture by Toni Morrison. (1931-2019)

Aug 6, 2019 · 11:11 PM UTC

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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
Thank you for posting