113 quotes found
“I am first of all a white man, and only then a socialist.”
“We are not past racism. It took us 500 and however many years to get us where we are; it's not gonna change in one day or in one election. We made a step maybe, which they'll try and take away from...”
“As fantastical as Americas space ambitions might have seemed, sending a man into space was starting to feel like a straightforward task compared to putting black and white students together in the ...”
“I would guess, perhaps too optimistically, that nearly ever racist believes it is morally wrong to be racist. And since nearly every person thinks of themselves as being moral, then a racist must c...”
“Racism doesnt care about respectability, wealth, education, or status”
“I like being present in spaces where I am not welcome because you do not deserve to feel comfortable just because you're racist or sexist or small-minded.”
“Because racism exists, and you have to pick a side. You can say that you dont pick sides, but eventually life will force you to pick a side.”
“Every voice raised against racism chips away at its power. We can't afford to stay silent.”
“Racism is a big problemCreated by small minds”
“In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.”
“An elevator doesnt exist without its freight. If theres no one to get on, the elevator remains in quiescence. The elevator and the passenger need each other.”
“The Left would like to believe that racismnot the breakdown of marriage and family, the absence of religious norms, a degraded popular culture, and other issues that all concern valuesis the primar...”
“The betrayal I now felt was greater because it had been perpetrated with the greatest of charm and courtesy.”
“Racism itself is black. It's OWL. It's everywhere.It's Our Whole Life”
“Youre tired of hearing about racism? Imagine how fucking exhausting it is living it. ~ Jon Stewart”
“White liberals are always saying, "What can we do? I mean, theyre always coming to help black people. I thought of an analogy. If you were walking down the street and a man had a gun on another man...”
“Racism is a common delusion, a mental illness that can be cured with truthful education.”
“We live in a nation of pigs and murderers.”
“Most people can't tell if I'm European, Asian, African or American. Isn't it good to know my ancestors weren't racist motherfuckers?”
“Systems of racism and sexism and oppression are not systems we choose, but they are ones we inherit and are responsible for perpetuating, or not. When I hear so-and-so was "a product of his/her tim...”
