A Texas middle school scrubbed and replaced a “sexist” quote from a hallway before the first day of school, after an image of it was posted on social media – sparking widespread backlash. ‘MISOGYNISTIC’ QUOTE PRINTED ON TEXAS SCHOOL WALL GETS BLASTED ONLINE AFTER GOING VIRALThe Houston Independent School District removed the quote within 10 hours of Beckman’s tweet and issued a statement, saying the district “acted swiftly to remove a quote at one of our schools that does not support our values. The input of our community is invaluable, and we appreciate that this was brought to our attention.”According to KTRK, the quote had been above the lockers for five years, but two days later the school replaced it with a new quote by Nobel Prize Laureate, Malala Yousafzai. Today, students coming in on their first day of school will walk past an even bigger image, with a different message: “Do not wait for someone else to come and speak for you. It’s you who can change the world.”

Source: Fox News August 27, 2018 14:59 UTC