Jordan Peele Quotes

Racism is not dead. Definitely, there are these biases.

I sometimes feel that racism is getting worse.

There's a little racism out here, always was, and always will be.

There are not grades of racism. There's racism.

A lot of people experience racism at different times on different terms.

I think everybody's gone through some racist moment in their life.

Honestly, racism is something learned, not something that you just pick up one day and wish to dislike someone.

Racists are irrational and illogical in their attempts to justify their prejudices.

There's no such thing as reverse racism.

Racism been over. It's the old people that keep on holding on to it.

As an African-American, I know all too well the negative thoughts and feelings hatred and bigotry cause.

Racism exists everywhere. So when people act surprised about racism, I'm the one that's surprised.

We all, white and black, carry various biases around with us.

As a black man, sometimes you can't tell if what you're seeing has underlying bigotry, or it's a normal conversation and you're being paranoid. That dynamic in itself is unsettling. I admit sometimes I see race and racism when its not there.

Having a strong race lens means you understand racism is threaded through and institutionalized in all of our systems and our very perceptions, threaded through how someone looks at you, treats you, thinks about you and your potential.

I've seen and always been extremely aware of racism... casual racism, serious racism... all of that.

Racism is a part of human nature, and you're not going to eradicate it; all you can do is try to keep it in check.

As much as we want to say racism is dead, it's still rearing its ugly head constantly.

I feel like racism's more pronounced in America.

I think people are just going to be people, and racism is a thing. If people have an inclination to be racist then they are going to be, and there is not a whole lot that you can do about it.

I would hope that racism is something that just does not work in this day and age, but I know otherwise.

Racism is ridiculous no matter where it's coming from.

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.

Any concept of one person being superior to another can lead to racism.

You can't prove somebody is a racist unless they really come out and do the act and is found to be that.