Melissa Farley quotes
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“Prostitution myths justify the existence of prostitution, promote misinformation about prostitution, and contribute to a social climate that exploits and harms not only prostituted women but all women.”
-- Melissa FarleySource : "Attitudes Toward Prostitution and Acceptance of Rape Myths". Journal of Applied Social Psychology Vol. 32, issue 9, Abstract, onlinelibrary.wiley.com. September 2002.
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“We feminists think that women deserve the right NOT to prostitute.”
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“For many women, the experience of prostitution stems from the historical trauma of colonization.”
-- Melissa FarleySource : "Prostitution in Vancouver: Violence and the Colonization of First Nations Women". Transcultural Psychiatry 42, article co-written with J. Lynne and A. Cotton, 2005.
#Historical Quotes #Prostitution Quotes #Colonization Quotes
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“Within the gendered institution of prostitution, race and class create a hierarchy with indigenous women at its lowest point.”
-- Melissa FarleySource : "Prostitution in Vancouver: Violence and the Colonization of First Nations Women". Transcultural Psychiatry 42, article co-written with J. Lynne and A. Cotton, 2005.
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Source : "Climate Change: Case Closed" by Rep. Alan Lowenthal, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 25, 2014.
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“A tremendous social responsibility comes with being a successful public performer.”
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“The concept that you cannot own the airwaves has caused far more harm than good.”
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“Now, there is no harm in a teapot, even if it contains tea, if it is let alone.”
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“There is far more danger of harm than there is hope of good in any radical changes.”
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“I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.”
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