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# Dessa Darling

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Margret Wander, better known by her stage name Dessa, is an American singer, rapper, musician, writer, and former record executive. She is a member of the indie hip hop collective Doomtree.

##  Quotes by Dessa Darling

> [to deny that music powerfully influences our thoughts and conduct is either ignorant or a deliberate lie. Anyone who listens to music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dessa-darling/to-deny-that-music-powerfully-influences-our-thoughts-and-conduct-is/)

[Dessa Darling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dessa-darling/)

[Deliberate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deliberate/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/162/dessa-darling-72966_deliberate_to-deny-that-music-powerfully-influences_586802.png)

> [The question isn't whether or not to censor artists who espouse misogynistic views. The question is whether or not we support them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dessa-darling/the-question-isn-t-whether-or-not-to-censor-artists-who-espouse/)

[Dessa Darling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dessa-darling/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bd/dessa-darling-72966_art_the-question-isn-t-whether-or-not-to-cen_2575267.png)

> [You've been here before, you already know how it goes, you chose this, you know, it's supposed to be over](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dessa-darling/you-ve-been-here-before-you-already-know-how-it-goes-you-chose-this/)

[Dessa Darling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dessa-darling/)

[Break](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/break/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2f/dessa-darling-72966_break_you-ve-been-here-before-you-already-know_2912112.png)

> [At their core, misogyny and racism are very similar modes of thinking. Both diminish and disrespect a class of people based on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dessa-darling/at-their-core-misogyny-and-racism-are-very-similar-modes-of-thinking/)

[Dessa Darling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dessa-darling/)

[Bigotry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigotry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea9/dessa-darling-72966_bigotry_at-their-core-misogyny-and-racism-are-ve_3158757.jpg)

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