- Nov 07, 2020
Racism Quotes
Honest reflections on bias and prejudice.
One quote here describes an uncomfortable, secondhand kind of racism, standing among friends when a remark slips out that would never be said at a family gathering. Another distills the issue to its root, arguing that any belief in one group's superiority over another leads directly to racism.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
Racism is a form of hate. We pass it on to our young people. When we do that, we are robbing children of their innocence.
- Place
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds.
- Shame
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that's a shame.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our babies know nothing about hate or racism. But soon they begin to learn - and only from us.
- Dangerous
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- Nov 07, 2020
Racism is a very insidious thing. It's dangerous to the psyche, to mind and body. It erodes the self-confidence. And I don't know how we get through it.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
The racism, the sexism, I never let it be my problem. It's their problem. If I see a door comin' my way, I'm knockin' it down. And if I can't knock down the door, I'm sliding through the window. I'll never let it stop me from what I wanna do.
- Equality
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- Nov 07, 2020
Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.
- Meat
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mandy Sutter's 'Bush Meat' triumphs in its lean prose and true dialogue, in its disarming humour, in its evocation of a family divided by sexism and racism in 1960s Nigeria.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
Racism is a part of human nature, and you're not going to eradicate it; all you can do is try to keep it in check.
- Act
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- Nov 07, 2020