Consumerism Quote by Harry Hay Download Open image “I condemn the national gay press for its emphasis on consumerism.” — Harry Hay ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Consumerism Emphasis Gay
I won't do press anymore unless I can talk about the homophobia and let queer people know our ideas are mainstream. — Justin Tranter Copy Share Image
By the mid-noughties, I found that I was no longer the only openly gay person in every setting. At one point, a couple of… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
“Denying the facts is what enables people to hate and to persecute marginalized and threatened minority groups. Labeling the advocacy, educational and informational initiatives… — Christina Engela Copy Share Image
There are some people that the press like to pick on and not just the gay press, but the press in general. And some… — Nathan Lane Copy Share Image
I oppose the attempts of homosexual activists to treat homosexual activity as a civil right to be protected and promoted by the government. — Todd Akin Copy Share Image
“People target advertisers because they’re tired of their hard-won consumer dollars going to pay sexists and racists and homophobes who got those jobs, at… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
Everything encourages you not to tell stories of gay lives. There is no economy yet for that kind of cinema. — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
A number of individuals tried to make my homosexuality a topic of debate. I admittedly found that rather upsetting. — Jens Spahn Copy Share Image
The marketing of homosexuality has an agenda, and that is to repopulate their population by recruiting the children of homosexuals. — Gordon Klingenschmitt Copy Share Image
“The different strategies and visions of ‘reformists’ and ‘radicals’ are not the only subject of major debate within lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer politics.… — Richard Dunphy Copy Share Image
One time I was doing an interview for a gay magazine and halfway through the journalist found out I wasn't gay. He said, 'Sorry,… — Moby Copy Share Image
The police had a practice of entrapping people. This was done all over the country, but we had a particularly vicious group here in… — Harry Hay Copy Share Image
A law is a law. It can be voted in. It can be voted out. It can be voted in and stay in as… — Harry Hay Copy Share Image
Underneath that facade, I'm a terrified little sissy, just like everybody else. But I never let it show. — Harry Hay Copy Share Image
Assimilation is the way you excuse yourself. It absolutely never worked at all. You may not think you are noticeable. But they know who… — Harry Hay Copy Share Image
Ostracism means you don't exist at all. And that's a very difficult situation to live with. As gay people, we had been chasing ostracism… — Harry Hay Copy Share Image
Up until I was eleven years old, I thought I was the only one of my kind in the world. I couldn't find anybody… — Harry Hay Copy Share Image
I was an older brother. So I had to do a lot of things first. My father was a self-made man, and he would… — Harry Hay Copy Share Image
If you look into the history of fashion, you'll discover that Gernreich was the leading name for years and the leading fashion designer both… — Harry Hay Copy Share Image
Give yourself permission to enjoy being gay. You do have to give yourself permission. You have been told you may not. Give yourself permission… — Harry Hay Copy Share Image
Giving votes in exchange for ideological support. To wit: identity politics for homosexuals. — Harry Hay Copy Share Image
I was accustomed to walking alone. I'd find other people who agreed with me, but they also said, "I wouldn't dare mention it." I… — Harry Hay Copy Share Image
The moment you say, "We are proud. I'm proud to be this, and I'm proud to be that," what you're saying is we're almost… — Harry Hay Copy Share Image
I understand that it's the music that keeps me alive... That's my lifeblood. And to give that up for, like, the TV, the cars,… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
if we center our lives on BMWs, RVs, VCRs, PCs and the other acronyms of consumerism, we cannot expect our children to do otherwise. — Johnnetta B. Cole Copy Share Image
“Salesmanship is usually the art of making it the prospect’s problem, the salesperson’s need or desire to earn money.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
A lot of times, my work is looked at very much on the surface. It's very easy to just want to put something in… — Jeff Koons Copy Share Image
I think that consumerism is intrinsically a pretty flawed social system. — John Elkington Copy Share Image
America always put forth this phony melting pot theory, but it's a reality now. They couldn't accomplish the melting pot economically; they couldn't accomplish… — Russell Means Copy Share Image
“Fifty years ago, people went without clothes in order to eat. Today, people gladly go without food in order to buy clothes. And they… — Sinclair Dumontais Copy Share Image
Consumer wants can have bizarre, frivolous, or even immoral origins, and an admirable case can still be made for a society that seeks to… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
“In my view, dissatisfaction is implicit in the fabric of consumerism.” — Dave Bruno Copy Share Image
Just when you thought multi-nationals and crazed consumerism were too big to fight, along comes Naomi Klein with facts, spirit, and news of successful… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
“Logograms pose a more difficult question. An increasing number of persons and institutions, from archy and mehitabel to PostScript and TrueType, come to the… — Robert Bringhurst Copy Share Image
One of the problems with industrialism is that it's based on the premise of more and more. It has to keep expanding to keep… — Dora Russell Copy Share Image
