Discrimination Quote by Cathy O'Neil Download Open image “Occupy provided me a lens through which to see systemic discrimination.” — Cathy O'Neil ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Discrimination Lenses Racism
My position is very, very simple. That I fought too long and too hard against discrimination based on race and color, not to stand… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I have all my life fought against prejudice, having been subjected to it myself. — John Galliano Copy Share Image
...we need to realize that we have a role to play in overcoming our own discrimination which is sometimes very subtly held... — Samuel Ruiz Copy Share Image
Any action done with the right attitude, understanding and discrimination will take you closer to liberation. If however, the same action is done without… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
I believe that it is my job to fight for the rights of others to have the same rights that I take for granted.… — Michael Skolnik Copy Share Image
I grew up poor and white. While my class oppression has been relatively visible to me, my race privilege has not. In my efforts… — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
“Standing against discrimination for some while supporting discrimination against others hurts us all.” — DaShanne Stokes Copy Share Image
“We have a deep interest in denying the forms of oppression which benefit us.” — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
My time in prison only deepened my resolve against apartheid. Even while I was in prison, I fought against it, teaching my cellmates about… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
My job is to confront apathy and confront all the forces that tend to batter each of us down with all kind of oppression,… — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
With recidivism algorithms, for example, I worry about racist outcomes. With personality tests [for hiring], I worry about filtering out people with mental health… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
“They draw statistical correlations between a person’s zip code or language patterns and her potential to pay back a loan or handle a job.… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
I don't think anybody's ever notified that they were sentenced to an extra two years because their recidivism score had been high, or notified… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
The national conversation around white entitlement, around institutionalized racism, the Black Lives Matter movement, I think, came about in large part because of the… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
“model’s blind spots reflect the judgments and priorities of its creators. While the choices in Google Maps and avionics software appear cut and dried,… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
I would argue that one of the major problems with our blind trust in algorithms is that we can propagate discriminatory patterns without acknowledging… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
We've learned our lesson with finance because they made a huge goddamn explosion that almost shut down the world. But the thing I realized… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
“Employers, for example, are increasingly using credit scores to evaluate potential hires. Those who pay their bills promptly, the thinking goes, are more likely… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
It's a standard thing you hear from startup people - that their product is somehow improving the world. And if you follow the reasoning,… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
The NSA buys data from private companies, so the private companies are the source of all this stuff. — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
“The algorithms would make sure that those deemed losers would remain that way. A lucky minority would gain ever more control over the data… — Cathy O'Neil Copy Share Image
There could be no more powerful argument against mixing religion and government than the success of independent African American churches in placing racial segregation… — Susan Jacoby Copy Share Image
Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things - he never said that gay people should be… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
In a general way, the literature of the twentieth century is essentially psychological; and psychology consists of describing states of the soul by displaying… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
“Mental illness is not something you misunderstand in this era. Get educated because bias is no different than racism.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
I believe that those who promote discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or any other grounds are gravely mistaken about the values that… — Bill Clinton Copy Share Image
Each Act of Parliament intended to address harassment and discrimination has faced objections on the basis of 'you'll never be able to prove...' and… — Tim Field Copy Share Image
Nothing better protects a human being against the stupidity of prejudice, racism, religious or political sectarianism, and exclusivist nationalism than this truth that invariably… — Mario Vargas Llosa Copy Share Image
It is obvious that discrimination exists. Women do not have the opportunities that men do. And women that do not conform to the system,… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
The fact is that in too many parts of our country, we still have discrimination. And affirmative action is not just something that applies… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Judging someone by the color of their skin is ignorant. Their skin complexion has nothing to do with their morals, beliefs or intelligence. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We try to take a very strong stance against discrimination and hatred. — Nathan Blecharczyk Copy Share Image
I resolutely believe that respect for diversity is a fundamental pillar in the eradication of racism, xenophobia and intolerance. There is no excuse for… — Rigoberta Menchu Copy Share Image
