{"author":"DaShanne Stokes","author_id":"DaShanne+Stokes","total_quotes":77,"quotes":[{"text":"Today's 'religious freedom' policies should not be seen as a problem limited to LGBT people but as a co-optation of religion that affects us all.","author":"DaShanne Stokes","tags":["bias","biased","biases","bigot","bigotry","bigots","co-optation","co-opting","discrimination","discrimination","first-amendment","first-amendment-defense-act","freedom-of-religion","gay-rights","government","government","homophobia","homophobic","lgbt","lgbt","lgbt-rights","lgbtq","lgbtqia","politics","politics-of-the-united-states","politics","prejudice","religion","religious-freedom"],"id":1033,"author_id":"DaShanne+Stokes"},{"text":"Those with unearned privileges often spin things as 'political correctness' to further silence those they wish to oppress.","author":"DaShanne 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'honorable' or 'reasonable' in giving a pass to those who want to discriminate.","author":"DaShanne Stokes","tags":["bias","biased","biases","bigot","bigotry","bigots","discriminating","discrimination","discrimination","gay-rights","honor","honor","honorable","lgbt","lgbt","lgbt-rights","lgbtq","prejudice","prejudices","race","race-relations","racism","racism-in-america","racism","racism","reason","reasonable"],"id":46960,"author_id":"DaShanne+Stokes"},{"text":"Facts are threatening to those invested in fraud.","author":"DaShanne Stokes","tags":["alternative-facts","deceit","deceit","deception","donald-trump","donald-trump","fact","facts","fraud","fraudulence","liar","lie","lies","lying","president-trump","president-trump","threat","threatening","threats","truth","truth","truth-telling"],"id":49533,"author_id":"DaShanne+Stokes"},{"text":"If you lay with a scorpion, don't be surprised when it finally stings you.","author":"DaShanne 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