--- title: "1 Bigoted Quotes By Sarah A. Chrisman" description: "1 Bigoted quotes by Sarah A. Chrisman. Plus more from Sarah A. Chrisman and more Bigoted sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0af/sarah-a-chrisman-43656_diversity_the-people-we-find-truly-anathema-are-th_2111873.jpg" --- > [“The people we find truly anathema are the ones who reduce the past to caricature and distort it to fit their own bigoted stereotypes. We’ve gone to events that claimed to be historic fashion shows but turned out to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-a-chrisman/the-people-we-find-truly-anathema-are-the-ones-who-reduce-the-past-to/) [Sarah A. Chrisman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-a-chrisman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0af/sarah-a-chrisman-43656_diversity_the-people-we-find-truly-anathema-are-th_2111873.jpg) ## More by Sarah A. Chrisman > [“The hard part is dealing with other people’s reactions. 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Chrisman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-a-chrisman/) > [“The people we find truly anathema are the ones who reduce the past to caricature and distort it to fit their own bigoted stereotypes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-a-chrisman/the-people-we-find-truly-anathema-are-the-ones-who-reduce-the-past-to/) [Sarah A. Chrisman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-a-chrisman/) > [“A wise man alters his misconceptions when he learns the truth; a fool tries to beat the truth into the mold of his misconceptions.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-a-chrisman/a-wise-man-alters-his-misconceptions-when-he-learns-the-truth-a-fool/) [Sarah A. Chrisman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-a-chrisman/) > [“By the time we got to the store on our pre-Independence Day shopping trip, I had counted no less than twenty-four deer actively engaged…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-a-chrisman/by-the-time-we-got-to-the-store-on-our-pre-independence-day-shopping/) [Sarah A. Chrisman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-a-chrisman/) > [“The hiss gave you fair warning. Don't complain when you get scratched.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-a-chrisman/the-hiss-gave-you-fair-warning-don-t-complain-when-you-get-scratched/) [Sarah A. Chrisman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-a-chrisman/) > [“I found that their reactions did neither more nor less than reflect the inner nature of their characters, confirm values already established. The suspicious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-a-chrisman/i-found-that-their-reactions-did-neither-more-nor-less-than-reflect/) [Sarah A. Chrisman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-a-chrisman/) > [“I was nineteen at the time, and like any other besotted teenage girl, I was desperately eager to please the object of my affections.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-a-chrisman/i-was-nineteen-at-the-time-and-like-any-other-besotted-teenage-girl-i/) [Sarah A. Chrisman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-a-chrisman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigoted/sarah-a-chrisman/#itemlist", "name": "1 Bigoted Quotes By Sarah A. Chrisman", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The people we find truly anathema are the ones who reduce the past to caricature and distort it to fit their own bigoted stereotypes. We’ve gone to events that claimed to be historic fashion shows but turned out to be gaudy polyester parades with no shadow of reality behind them. As we heard our ancestors mocked and bigoted stereotypes presented as facts, we felt like we had gone to an event advertised as an NAACP convention only to discover it was actually a minstrel show featuring actors in blackface. Some so-called “living history” events really are that bigoted. When we object to history being degraded this way, the guilty parties shout that they are “just having fun.” What they are really doing is attacking a past that cannot defend itself. Perhaps they are having fun, but it is the sort of fun a schoolyard brute has at the expense of a child who goes home bruised and weeping. It’s time someone stood up for the past. I have always hated bullies. The instinct to attack difference can be seen in every social species, but if humans truly desire to rise above barbarism, then we must cease acting like beasts. The human race may have been born in mud and ignorance, but we are blessed with minds sufficiently powerful to shape our behavior. Personal choices form the lives of individuals; the sum of all interactions determine the nature of societies. At present, it is politically fashionable in America to tolerate limited diversity based around race, religion, and sexual orientation, yet following a trend does not equate with being truly open-minded. There are people who proudly proclaim they support women’s rights, yet have an appallingly limited definition of what those rights entail. (Currently, fashionable privileges are voting, working outside the home, and easy divorce; some people would be dumbfounded at the idea that creating beautiful things, working inside the home, and marriage are equally desirable rights for many women.) In the eighteenth century, Voltaire declared, “I disagree with what you say but I will fight to the death for your right to say it.”3 Many modern Americans seem to have perverted this to, “I will fight to the death for your right to agree with what I say.” When we stand up for history, we are in our way standing up for all true diversity. When we question stereotypes and fight ignorance about the past, we force people to question ignorance in general.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sarah A. 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