Think of how hard it would be to create a gender-based movement across racial lines as long as one group believes that it has to be strong while seeing the other group as passive and weak. We could also go into the stereotypes of the saucy, mercurial Latina and the docile, easily-dominated Asian woman.
Melissa Harris-PerryMany people consider darts a sport, with a live audience and very excited fans and competitors who aren`t hitting the bull`s-eye.
Melissa Harris-PerryThe problem is that many of our policymakers want to base sweeping laws on those feelings.
Melissa Harris-PerryAdults who enter into public life implicitly consent to having less privacy, but their families - especially their children - should not be treated callously or thoughtlessly.
Melissa Harris-PerryPopular films are so powerful and compelling that it's often easier to accept their versions of history than the much more complicated true stories.
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