April 16, 2023

A quiet kid was bullied at school for the mere fact of being quiet. There was no -ism or historical legacy he could turn to or seek hope within. There was no subgroup of hate crime legislation he could turn to. There was no lobby group campaigning for the rights, suitable living and labor conditions of quiet people. Unlike other forms of hate crime, there are no statistics accounting for the painful experiences that quiet people have been through. Yet, I feel, the problem is privately acknowledged on a massive scale.

Hamja Ahsan, Shy Radicals

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