Cynthia McKinney Quotes

It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people.

I can't stand black guys. I would never touch one. It's gross.

Racial prejudice is of ignorance. There is no place for it.

Racism is exclusion, that's why I make fun of everybody.

I think viewing people by the color of their skin is one of the dumbest ways to view people.

Spain is not a racist country.

I don't think because I hang out with enough black people, I'm gonna turn black. What kind of rationalization is that? I'm just friends with people that I like. I don't care what skin color you are.

I think the truth is, we are all racist, really, when it comes down to it. I think all of us have to check ourselves from time to time, and say, 'Look, that sort of attitude isn't good enough.' It takes discipline to keep our prejudices out.

I am certainly not racist; I even like the British.

To like an individual because he's black is just as insulting as to dislike him because he isn't white.

If I'm racist, don't think I would have directed shows like 'The Parkers' and 'The Wayans Brothers' or worked 41 episodes with Victoria Rowell on 'Diagnosis: Murder.'

We know that we're not supposed to be racially biased, and we don't want to think of ourselves as racially biased, so we tell ourselves a different story.

I don't believe in blanket statements on race.

And my point was one I think that you'd agree with, which is there's no room in America for a black racist, a Latino racist, or a white racist, or an Asian racist, or a Native American racist. Now, we're either color blind or we're not color blind.

Islamaphobia is the only form of racism which is socially acceptable.

People don't want to be thought of as racists ... all polls tend to over-report tolerance.

There was a time when politicians could appeal to prejudice and intolerance by baiting the opposition with red-meat code words. Not now. In this new millennium, the world is smaller, as different cultures, traditions, and religious beliefs are merged together.

I don't have a racist bone in my body.

I have never used the word 'boy' to describe a black, nor would I tolerate it in my office.

Human beings should stick together. Honestly, if I see a red-haired person with blue eyes now, I say, 'Is your granny black?'

Stereotyping of any race or culture is narrow-minded, and I can't wait to help break the shackles.

I don't have a racist bone in my body. Not one.

I've always been raised to love everyone, to accept everyone for their differences, and to just be open. But at a young, a very young age, I realized what racism was all about.

We know longer live in a homogenous society, it is not black, white, Asian or Latin, it is a melting pot. Until we learn to assimilate and learn about other cultures, we will continue to have racism problems. Of course, there are other '-isms' as our ills. We have sexism, ageism, elitism, homophobia-ism, there are many -isms we have to overcome.

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