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It is only human supremacy, which is as unacceptable as racism and sexism, that makes us afraid of being more inclusive.

Ingrid Newkirk

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Ingrid Newkirk
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 11
Activist
Animal Rights Advocate
Film Director
Ingrid Elizabeth Newkirk
Supremacy
Sexism
Racist
Racism
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Human
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