Gender Quote by C. N. Lester

“By claiming that our words are too hard to understand, the media perpetuates the idea that WE are too hard to understand, and suggests that there’s no point in trying.” quote by C. N. Lester — Download Open image

““By claiming that our words are too hard to understand, the media perpetuates the idea that WE are too hard to understand, and suggests that there’s no point in trying.””

C. N. Lester

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