DeRay Mckesson Quotes

Racism must be fought - there are no two ways about it.

Racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, sexism, anything Nazi and a boatload of other things have no place in my life.

Do not give voice to bigotry.

Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism.

I believe discrimination still exists in society and we must fight it in every form.

Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike.

One of the worst things about racism is what it does to young people.

Every type of discrimination whether social or cultural, whether based on sex, race, social condition, language or religion, is to be overcome and eradicated as contrary to God's intent.

Racism and sexism, misogyny and homophobia, they're so visible. They're out in the open. When they're visible, it's a lot easier to deal with them.

I always felt the 'X-Men,' in a subtle way, often touched upon the subject of racism and inequality, and I believe that subject has come up in other titles, too. But we would never pound hard on the subject, which must be handled with care and intelligence.

You know what should be banned? Stuff that's whack. The world is controversial. The world is classist. The world is racist.

I have suffered racial prejudice, and I know how painful it is. People need to take this issue more seriously and engage in this fight against racism.

It's a shame, racism still exists.

Racism holds no place in our game and it holds no place in society. But unfortunately there are going to be incidents.

We've seen the worst that human beings are capable of. We've seen what happens when leaders abandon common decency in favor of rage and hate. Through the lens of history, the Holocaust happened yesterday, the civil rights movement was this morning, so we are not as out of the woods as we might have thought.

I usually say something if I hear someone I know saying something I think is racist with malicious intent.

I haven't experienced a lot of prejudice in my life, but I'm not naive to what goes on in the world.

I fight against racism and bigotry because I care about the people who are experiencing it.

There's something not right with a person's soul when they judge another human being to be less adequate because of their gender or skin color.

Regardless of who I am, racism against anyone, anywhere should be appalling to everyone, everywhere.

Racism is a much more clandestine, much more hidden kind of phenomenon, but at the same time it's perhaps far more terrible than it's ever been.

It's just amazing that there are so many prejudices even now.

I remember once being told by a casting person, years ago, that I shouldn't pursue a career in the business because of the color of my skin. The fact that I remember it today means it stuck with me. I thought that was really stupid advice and advice nobody should ever give someone.

Well, he's not going to get any nicer. He's a genocidal racist maniac. He's one of these people who thinks the world was a great place when Voldemort ruled the world. He's particularly offended by mixed-blood Mudbloods, the product of wizards and humans. So I hope he goes into therapy.

We must fight intolerance, racism and the far-Right.