James Baldwin Quotes

You know, I'm an African-American quarterback. That may scare a lot of people because they - they haven't seen nothing that they can compare me to.

Blacks don't square dance. If you see a black person square dancing, it is definitely the seventh sign.

I think that - this is my personal opinion - but sometimes African American athletes are considered overly cocky.

If Adam Sandler does a bad movie, he doesn't bring down the whole white race. But if Tyler Perry does, it's like, 'See what you guys do?' and that type of thing.

There's a lot of other rappers that aren't what they claim to be, and they get a pass because they're black.

People only say I’m angry because I’m black and I’m a woman.

We need to eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white.

There's been moments where I've felt, as an indigenous woman growing up in Australia, there's been that kind of rivalry of being indigenous... I've had that experience of someone saying, 'I don't know if she's going to go that far.'

I had no expectations of white people at all.

In my experience, as a young black artist, you have to fulfill an archetype, or be a token - and I was unwilling to do that.

Let's face it: there's still a certain amount of racism in human beings, so that shows up in Hollywood.

The most glaring aspect of white privilege is that when someone is described neutrally - without indicating color or ethnicity - more often than not, people will assume that the person is white. That assumption indicates an uncomfortable truth: in our society, whiteness determines humanity.

Suddenly, stories of abuse and harassment are being believed; abusers and harassers are being toppled. Yet, at the same time, one of the top movies in the country right now is 'Daddy's Home 2,' which has a biggish, comedic part for Mel Gibson. He's the man whose anti-Semitism and racist rants became part of the cultural lore.

There are certain things black people just don't do, OK? Skiing is one of them.

As a white fighter, you get twice as much criticism.

I don't want to be that stereotypical black girl that's mad all the time.

I'm the only black man you ever met who couldn't dribble a basketball.

I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that's a shame.

I'm guilty of reverse discrimination. I'm white, and people don't think that white fighters are any good.

Hillbilly stereotypes have always made it easier for middle-class whites to presume that racism is the exclusive province of 'that kind' of person.

There's a big difference between being racist and racially insensitive.

I don't understand why black people feel this undying need to want to be down with white people all the time.

My talent is universal, and acting is a craft that can be used anywhere, unless ethnicity comes into play, and then, looks matter.

I've done a handful of voiceover and on-camera jobs where I've been asked to 'be blacker.' That's code for sassier, more ghetto, more neck rolls and snaps.

No one actually cares about blackface.