Quotes by Racism Black writers, of whatever quality, who step outside the pale of what black writers are supposed to write about, or who black writers are supposed to be, are condemned to silences in black literary circles that are as total and as destructive as any imposed by racism. Audre Lorde circles racism writing I stand here as a black lesbian feminist, having been invited to comment within the only panel at this conference where the input of black feminists and lesbians is represented. What this says about the vision of this conference is sad, in a country where racism, sexism and homophobia are inseparable. . . . Audre Lorde heterosexuality-is racism country Anger is an appropriate reaction to racist attitudes, as is fury when the actions arising from those attitudes do not change. Audre Lorde anger racism attitude But, on the other hand, I get bored with racism too and recognize that there are still many things to be said about a Black person and a White person loving each other in a racist society. Audre Lorde racism white hands I cannot emphasize enough how wrongheaded this is. Withholding criticism and ignoring differences are racism in its purest form. Yet these cultural experts fail to notice that, through their anxious avoidance of criticizing non-Western countries, they trap the people who represent these cultures in a state of backwardness. The experts may have the best of intentions, but as we all know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Ayaan Hirsi Ali differences racism country Racial terrorism affects the lives of white people and black people and everyone, everything. Racism is contaminating. It can affect the dogs in the street. So the process of beginning to rid the country of prejudice was in itself a kind of nation-building. Ayana Mathis racism dog country Racism is the lowest, most crudely primitive form of collectivism. Ayn Rand primitive form racism Racism is the lowest, most crudely primitive form of collectivism. It is the notion of ascribing moral, social or political significance to a man’s genetic lineage-the notion that a man’s intellectual and characterologic al traits are produced and transmitted by his internal body chemistry. Ayn Rand political racism men Racism is a doctrine of, by and for brutes. Ayn Rand doctrine brutes racism The question of whether one alleges the Superiority or Inferiority of any given race is irrelevant; racism has only one psychological root: the racist's sense of his own Inferiority. Ayn Rand racism race roots Water from the white fountain didn't taste any better than from the black fountain. B. B. King racism race white The way we have to measure progress is not, "Is there ever going to be an incident of racism in the country?" It's, "How does the majority of our country respond?" Barack Obama progress racism country The point I was making was not that Grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn't. But she is a typical white person. Barack Obama grandmother racism white Our goal is to have a country that's not divided by race. Barack Obama racism race country I warn young people that I interact with about this - you get into unrealistic expectations where you think that, "Oh, we're gonna eliminate racism like that. After Obama's elected how could there be any racism?". Barack Obama racism people thinking A transplanted Irishman, German, Englishman is an American in one generation. A transplanted African is not one in five! Barbara Chase-Riboud united-states generations racism How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination. Barbra Streisand racism law time Accusing somebody of racism is a very effective weapon in Germany. Islamists know this: As soon as you accuse someone of demonizing Islam, then the European side backs down. Bassam Tibi germany islam racism When you're wrong, you're wrong. But when you're right, you're wrong anyhow. Bayard Rustin racism African Americans know about racism, but I don't think we really know the causes. I decided it's first of all a family problem. Bebe Moore Campbell african-american racism thinking «1234567891011»