Sentences with phrase «colour of their skin»

I find that most of my Christian friends who talk about homosexuality are either determined to not think about the issue because of tradition and fear or are on the other end and choose not to think about the issue because the pressure of contemporary culture (in our part of the world) is to equate my sexuality with the colour of my skin which is, in light of history, a silly equation but we should just adjust our understanding to accomodate.

It's like noticing a person for the first time because she is a wonderful, caring and gifted soul and not for the colour of her skin or what shoes she is wearing and then you realise, hey...» she's not that different from me after all.»

If my grandparents had been beaten or lynched for the colour of their skin, if my parents had suffered under oppressive segregation, if I had a friend or relative who had been shot down in cold blood by a police department because that is just way more likely if you're Black in America, I'd have been angry, too.

According to the White House press office, Mr Trump added: «Today, we celebrate Dr. King for standing up for the self - evident truth Americans hold so dear, that no matter what the colour of our skin or the place of our birth, we are all created equal by God.»

I didn't have any choice over where I was born, the colour of my skin and what family I was brought up in and feel no guilt for any «privelidged» I experience.

In this particular recipe, they hold their shape well, retain the pretty pink colour of their skins, and lend a little bit of crunch to the pancakes, which is a surprisingly welcome addition.

This will also depend on the colour of your skin and how often you are exposed to sun.

Of course your statement is racism, you are suggesting arsenal would prefer someone because of the colour of their skin.

You section people based by the colour of their skin which is the epitome of racism.

Elsewhere «marginalisation» can ultimately lead to lesser job prospects, lower quality of life due to being a minority or ultimately murder and death as a result of the colour of your skin.

You say African but what you're ill informed, tiny brain is really saying is you're judging by the colour of their skin.

Literally the only thing you are judging these players on is the colour of their skin which is the epitome of racism.

A question that nobody asked and which I kept hoping that somebody would, amidst all the garment rending and shedding of tears for the poor black man denied of the use of a service that he has paid for because of the colour of his skin was this:

Exclusively breastfed babies are commonly jaundiced, even to 3 months of age, though usually, the yellow colour of the skin is barely noticeable.

How dare you, that's an appalling thing to say, you're picking people out for the colour of their skin?

For those unfortunate two men to be victimised because of the colour of their skin is just nonsense.»

It doesn't matter your gender, sexuality, the colour of your skin or your religion, everyone has equal rights in this country.

So I say bring it on, come from all four corners of the Earth and lets together build a better society, an inclusive society, a free society where we don't suffer apoplexy at the sight of a burka or niqab, where the colour of your skin means nothing more than a reminder of the accidental random allocation of your birthplace on this planet.We all need to learn a lot more about the history of this nation and some of the very very cruel things that it has done in the name of Empire, and before (and is still doing in the name of Capitalism thinly veiled as national security).

My loyalty to my country was not in question because of my parents» home country or even the colour of my skin, but because of the religion I was born into.

He himself said he wanted to be judged by the «contents of my character» not the colour of his skin during his first term in office.

So not difference in religion, nor that of culture but by the difference in the colour of their skin.

The more you look at the rhetoric that he actually said, if you define racism as «do you see people differently according to the colour of his skin'then there's not much doubt that he did.

«And when it's used unfairly, it does enormous damage to public trust in the police... today in this hall I want to send out a message: nobody should ever be stopped just on the basis of the colour of their skin.»

Does shame excite a blush when the colour of the skin allows it to be visible?

Psychologists have shown that people subconsciously identify their peers more strongly by how they work with others than by the colour of their skin

Apart from pain gallstones may cause high temperature, yellow colour of the skin and eyes (jaundice), diarrhoea, chills, loss of appetite, itchy skin, etc..

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An educated and free man is sold and used for twelve years simply due to the colour of his skin and the greed of his kidnappers.

I can't get roles in Britain because of the colour of my skin, and I can't get roles in America because of the colour of my passport.

He will add: «We want to ensure that every child, no matter where they are born, the colour of their skin, or how rich their parents are, has the same opportunity to reach their potential is.

When it comes to determining your odds of becoming a millionaire, education and age count — though not nearly as much as the colour of your skin.

When I see another human, I rarely even notice the colour of their skin, they are human beings and I treat them as such!

It's strange for instance, to have Lincoln question entrance to a club house just because of the colour of his skin, or have its members overtly covering their purses and casting long looks at him as he walks through.

Mafia 3 deals with racism, from using taboo language, having missions based around racism, and in some areas of the open world, such as some diners or bars, Lincoln isn't even welcome because of the colour of his skin and the owner will call the police.

In the portraits, you'll recognise the colour of the skin, the blue that comes out, the temperature.»

The design echoes black nationalist Marcus Garvey's flag, in which the red stood for the blood of martyrs, the black for the colour of their skin and the green for the land of Africa.

Instead, pink is the colour of the skin, which is never fixed but is transformed according to the state of mind or mood you are experiencing.

Distinction amounts to discrimination when the unequal treatment is based on an enumerated ground, i.e. a personal characteristic, such as colour of skin, race or sex, which is immutable (or constructively immutable), and should therefore not be the basis for the assessment or treatment of individuals.

Here's a mere strip of the many beautiful people who have volunteered to be exemplars in her taxonomy, each placed against a background that is the colour of their skin:

My vision was to build a multi-racial law firm where all that mattered was the colour of the heart, not the colour of skin, flag or religion.

The colour of my skin (brown), the fact that I am Roman Catholic, and the fact that I am Haitian descent does not define who I am.

In a bid to improve its services to low - income individuals and families across the province, the colour of your skin and ethnic origin are now identifying features being captured by Legal Aid Ontario.

It takes work, but you need to look beyond the colour of your skin, even if others insist that you do.

«It's a path along which all of us in this room have had to travel not so much because it's a typical career but because, despite our efforts, despite our talents, despite our creativity, we're made to feel, or we feel, like we're not real lawyers because of the colour of our skin,» he said.

I am sorry that children were systematically removed from their homes, simply because of the colour of their skin and economic status.

And it certainly wasn't heaven for Jean Carter and Marlene Wilson who were there not so many years before, for no other reason than the colour of their skin, separated from family, mother, culture, land.

And even if just one life is saved, then it is worth it, because our lives are no less valuable because of the colour of our skin, our socioeconomic standing or our rights as the Traditional Owners of this land being eroded day after day after day.

Regardless, sections of the media memorialise those lost to suicide by the colour of their skin.

He also copped abuse, discrimination and assault «for the colour of my skin», including being allegedly bashed by police on Smith Street in Fitzroy for wearing an Aboriginal T - shirt in 1988, the Bicentennial year.

We can not let it be said of modern Australia that the colour of your skin determines whether or not you end up in jail.