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I think all these pop cultural media often reflect conversations we're having in the real world at that moment in time. I think one of the big conversations we're having as a culture is we thought we'd solved sexism and racism, and we're realizing more and more that we haven't.

~G. Willow Wilson

Topics: Big Conversations Cultural Culture Having Media Moment More More And More Often Pop Racism Real Real World Realizing Reflect Sexism Solved The Real World Think Thought Time World I Think

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For most inhabitants of the Arab world, the prevailing cultural attitude toward women - fed and encouraged by Wahhabi doctrine, which is based on Bedouin social norms rather than Islamic jurisprudence - often trumps the rights accorded to women by Islam.

~G. Willow Wilson

Topics: Arab Arab World Attitude Based Cultural Doctrine Encouraged Fed Inhabitants Islam Islamic Most Norms Often Prevailing Rather Rights Social Than Toward Which Women World

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Out-marriage is an issue religious groups have been wrestling with for some time. Of course men and women fall in love. Of course it's not always convenient to their respective cultural and spiritual norms.

~G. Willow Wilson

Topics: Always Been Convenient Course Cultural Fall Groups Issue Love Men Men And Women Norms Religious Respective Some Spiritual Time Women Wrestling

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My father had inklings of my cultural aspirations. He would take me to the library, things like that. But he wasn't one of those dads who had read George Orwell and was a member of the Communist party. We had no books at home.

~Gary Kemp

Topics: Aspirations Books Communist Communist Party Cultural Dads Father George George Orwell Had He Home Library Like Me Member Party Read Take Things Those Who Would

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The competitive nature of most mums and dads is astounding. The fear they instil in our promising but sensitive Johnny is utterly depressing. We need a parental cultural revolution.

~Gary Lineker

Topics: Astounding Competitive Cultural Dads Depressing Fear Johnny Most Nature Need Our Parental Promising Revolution Sensitive Utterly

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Cultural tourism surveys consistently rate San Francisco's art industry as a core reason for visiting.

~Gavin Newsom

Topics: Art Consistently Core Cultural Francisco Industry Rate Reason San Surveys Tourism Visiting

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We recognize that the arts are an essential part of San Francisco's cultural vitality.

~Gavin Newsom

Topics: Arts Cultural Essential Essential Part Francisco Part Recognize San Vitality

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My family was never cultural in that we never went to see plays, my mum wasn't very into films.

~Gemma Arterton

Topics: Cultural Family Films Mum Never Plays See Very

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We have to allow ourselves the freedom to make mistakes, including cultural mistakes, in our first drafts. I believe it's okay to get cultural details wrong in your first draft. It's okay if stereotypes emerge. It just means that your experience is limited, that you're human.

~Gene Luen Yang

Topics: Allow Believe Cultural Details Draft Drafts Emerge Experience First Freedom Get Human Including Just Limited Make Means Mistakes Okay Our Ourselves Stereotypes Wrong You Your I Believe

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During the Cultural Revolution, the communists came in, and what they wanted to do was eradicate all sense of traditional Chinese culture.

~Gene Luen Yang

Topics: Came Chinese Chinese Culture Communists Cultural Culture Eradicate Revolution Sense Traditional Wanted

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