Jeremy Clarkson Quotes

We don't want to create a literary ghetto in which black writers are only allowed to write black characters and women writers are put on 'girl books.'

When I first started, all the media I ever got was, 'Hey! There's this Indian girl. And even though she is Indian, she gets views and stuff.'

There are plenty of Latina actresses that no one's ever heard of... Some are really brown, some are light-skinned, and some look like they're Caucasian, but it's like we only want to identify with a certain kind of look and celebrate that under the guise that this is a 'Latina actress.'

I don't like tokenism. I don't like the idea that somebody should just appear at a press conference or in a media interview because they are a woman.

A lot of roles for people with disabilities are quite patronising. It's a real pity when they are just used to give dull PC kudos to a drama, or when they're wheeled on in a tokenistic way without any real involvement in the plot.

As long as ugly people are not on TV, you should only ever have interesting people on TV.

There's so many, 'no, black people aren't like that' barriers in mainstream media.

I think we have to get beyond the idea that we have to categorize people.

I've heard about productions where it still happens: yellow face, taping up the eyes. It's hard to talk about it in a constructive way.

Growing up, usually when I saw a black female on television, she was either a broken character or sidekick.

I think as soon as you're a woman, or any minority doing something, you automatically become a representative for it, and I think a lot of brilliant women's interviews are being wasted on talking about what it's like being a woman.

I grew up in musicals, and if you looked like me and sounded like me, you were the character; you were never at the center of the story.

It wasn't until 'Hamilton' that I began to be considered an actor of color, and I really don't know what to make of it.

When you see a movie, they always put the Latino on the bad side or in a tacky way. It's not like that. Latinos are shining like a diamond.

Sexism isn't a one-size-fits-all phenomenon. It doesn't happen to black and white women the same way.

I am not covering stories as a transgender reporter. I'm a reporter who is transgender. Otherwise, it would be like having a black reporter only cover stories about blacks or a Hispanic reporter covering stories about Hispanics.

As an ethnic female in wrestling, there will be people reading my words and I want to set an example. I did experience racism.

I was afraid of Sonya being defined by her sexuality because that's not fair to her. I don't want Sonya to be defined by who she loves.

It is difficult for woman to try to be anything good when she is not believed in.

If you believe in equal rights, then what do “women’s rights,” “gay rights,” etc., mean? Either they are redundant or they are violations of the principle of equal rights for all.

A man is commanding - a woman is demanding. A man is forceful - a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising - a woman is a ball-breaker. A man is a perfectionist - a woman's a pain in the ass. He's assertive - she's aggressive. He strategizes - she manipulates. He shows leadership - she's controlling. He's committed - she's obsessed. He's persevering - she's relentless. He sticks to his guns - she's stubborn. If a man wants to get it right, he's looked up to and respected. If a woman wants to get it right, she's difficult and impossible.

It's acceptable for men to act the fool. When women try, they're considered aggressive and opinionated.

Men's stories are seen as universal, women's as particular. What women are up against is the battle to not be marginalized.

It's like I'm managing to achieve all this success in spite of my affliction ... Would you ever put that in the headline for a male star?

The pursuit of otherness, the sense that we are somehow different than our brothers and sisters, no matter where we find them, allows for all the other great evils: racism, sexism, homophobia, violence against gay people and against women.