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> [The term Christian used to be a pejorative. Back in the day, Christians were persecuted; however, over time, it became one of the word's biggest religions. Same thing with the term Mormons in the religious area. Mormons didn't want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-tam/the-term-christian-used-to-be-a-pejorative-back-in-the-day-christians/)

[Simon Tam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-tam/)

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## More by Simon Tam

> [I don't support hate speech. I don't want to support a racist football team or bands that are offensive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-tam/i-don-t-support-hate-speech-i-don-t-want-to-support-a-racist-football/)

[Simon Tam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-tam/)

> [If we write our laws and design them around the most privileged members of society, i.e., billionaire football team owner, then we forget about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-tam/if-we-write-our-laws-and-design-them-around-the-most-privileged/)

[Simon Tam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-tam/)

> [Complex things oftentimes disrupt social norms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-tam/complex-things-oftentimes-disrupt-social-norms/)

[Simon Tam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-tam/)

> [I started asking friends, my white friends around, I said, "What's something that you think all Asians have in common?" They almost always immediately…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-tam/i-started-asking-friends-my-white-friends-around-i-said-what-s/)

[Simon Tam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-tam/)

> [The term Christian used to be a pejorative. Back in the day, Christians were persecuted; however, over time, it became one of the word's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-tam/the-term-christian-used-to-be-a-pejorative-back-in-the-day-christians/)

[Simon Tam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-tam/)

> [We sometimes become so obsessed with punishing villainous characters, that we forget the collateral damage is actually experienced by marginalized groups, and we shouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-tam/we-sometimes-become-so-obsessed-with-punishing-villainous-characters/)

[Simon Tam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-tam/)

> [Laws shouldn't just be about the quality. They should also be about equity and if they're placing a social burden on marginalized groups, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-tam/laws-shouldn-t-just-be-about-the-quality-they-should-also-be-about/)

[Simon Tam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-tam/)

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