Margaret Cho Quotes

I'm asking you not to be color blind, but to be color brave.

I'm not politically correct.

Whatever the color of a man's skin, we are all mankind. So every denial of freedom, of equal opportunity for a livelihood, or for an education, diminishes me.

I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.

Political correctness is anti-empathetic because it has correctness in it. We all have biases, we all have prejudices and if we cant talk about them openly - if we get attacked for it then this is an anti-empathetic movement and therefore it cannot complain about a lack of empathy.

I think political correctness is a moving line.

Politically correct speech will not defeat the enemy.

I am absolutely opposed to political correctness. You cannot confront hate speech until you've experienced it. You need to hear every side of the issue instead of just one.

Britain is obsessed with political correctness.

I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct. I've been challenged by so many people, and I don't frankly have time for total political correctness. And to be honest with you, this country doesn't have time either.

We're so politically correct; we take things so seriously.

The only way you get to the goal of color blindness is to be color conscious along the way.

The author of the Declaration of Independence and his associates declared equal rights impracticable in society constituted of masses of different races

It's not good enough to say we value diversity and then underrepresent women and minorities.

If I only care about equality for transgender people, then I am leaving so many people behind - if I'm not at the same time seeking to end discrimination against people of color, seeking to end discrimination against women, seeking to ensure that people of every religious background have an equal opportunity.

People are making a lot more noise about representation and diversity. But I think modeling is one of the professions where people can be kind of racist.

I think this whole discussion about what is politically correct - sometimes you have to name the name. You can't hide it. Politeness is good if it's not hiding the truth.

We live in a time of safe spaces, where micro-aggressions are monitored, where offending someone is the ultimate sin, where white people can't slip up, even once, even by accident.

Black History in 2019 and beyond is all about inclusivity.

I'm completely allergic to being politically correct.

The first rule of multiculturalism is that you can't talk about multiculturalism.

I am not interested in the support of anybody who stands for any form of prejudice as to anybody's race or religion. . . . I have no place in my philosophy for such beliefs.

My fight is not for racial sameness but for racial equality and against racial prejudice and discrimination.

I think political correctness really does help us when it serves us but it doesn't help us when it silences us.

We ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back, when brown can stick around... when yellow will be mellow... when the red man can get ahead, man; and when white will embrace what is right.