Jonathan Majors Quotes

People would write me hate letters. How dare I try to represent Hispanics when I was so white? I tried to make them see it was racism.

Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.

The Confederate flag is a divisive presence - it's the opposite of everything my artistry means and represents.

Not everybody is absolutely stupid. Why on earth would I be racist, what would I be trying to achieve?

Everybody's scared for their ass. There aren't too many people ready to die for racism. They'll kill for racism but they won't die for racism.

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

I still find that a kind of stricture of the heart happens when I see any form of bigoted or racist behaviour. I get an actual pain in my heart.

I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man.

I never had that feeling that I had to carry the weight of somebody's ignorance around with me. And that was true for racists who wanted to use the 'n' word when talking about me or about my people, or the stupidity of people who really wanted to belittle other folks because they weren't pretty or they weren't rich or they weren't clever.

The world is still very bigoted.

I grew up in the Deep South, where sexism, racism, and homophobia were and still are alive and well. I have early, early memories of words and actions of this type being very painful.

Racism springs from the lie that certain human beings are less than fully human. It's a self-centered falsehood that corrupts our minds into believing we are right to treat others as we would not want to be treated.

Bigotry has always been the poison of America, and we oughta do everything to eradicate it with no excuses or explanations.

Do not give voice to bigotry.

Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism.

Intolerance has been the curse of our country.

Too many people hate the people that AIDS most affects: gay people and people of color. I do not mean dislike, or feel uncomfortable with. I mean hate. Downright hate. Down and dirty hate.

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

I knew that discrimination existed, even though there were many individuals who were not prejudiced.

In a world filled with hate, prejudice, and protest, I find that I too am filled with hate, prejudice, and protest.

It's not anthrax or terrorism or AIDS that is the worst ill in our world: The most horrible disease in the world is hate.

Racism and injustice and violence sweep our world, bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death.

Abortion and racism are both symptoms of a fundamental human error. The error is thinking that when someone stands in the way of our wants, we can justify getting that person out of our lives. Abortion and racism stem from the same poisonous root, selfishness.

Violence and racism are bad. Whenever they occur they are to be condemned and we should not turn a blind eye to them.

Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood.