Jason Mitchell Quotes

Racism and discrimination of any kind have no place in football.

No one is born hating others.

I'm not homophobic, I'm not a bigot, I'm not pandering to hatred.

I couldn't join a party that, frankly, tolerates members who are bigots for one thing, homophobes, racists.

When I go back to Essex, where I grew up, I'm still appalled by the homophobia and casual racism and aggression. I live in Lewisham, in south London, and though it might look a bit rough, it's a diverse, friendly neighbourhood.

Marches alone won't bring integration when human respect is disintegratin'

Do not give voice to bigotry.

Racism is ignorant. And it's stupid. And it's old. And it's played out. So beat it already with that, you know what I mean? 'Let's all get along' - I'm so tired of that damn sentence, but it's true.

Those wearing tolerance for a label call other views intolerable.

People aren't born racist.

Nobody wants to be racist and I think that most people aren't.

Parents and schools should place great emphasis on the idea that it is all right to be different. Racism and all the other 'isms' grow from primitive tribalism, the instinctive hostility against those of another tribe, race, religion, nationality, class or whatever. You are a lucky child if your parents taught you to accept diversity.

It is, therefore, essential that we guard our own thinking and not be among those who cry out against prejudices applicable to themselves, while busy spawning intolerances for others.

I don't like bigotry and intolerance, but they do exist and I don't think you're going to get them out by passing laws.

The phrases ‘religious liberty’ and ‘religious freedom’ will stand for nothing except hypocrisy so long as they remain code words for discrimination, intolerance, racism, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia, Christian supremacy or any form of intolerance.

Racism has a very quick expiration date when exposed to actual contact with people.

I hate prejudice of any kind, whether it be color or sexual preference.

I said I reject any form of bigotry, bigotry of all kinds.

I have never used the word 'boy' to describe a black, nor would I tolerate it in my office.

I think people are a lot more sensitive than they used to be, and quite rightly so. I don't think we should be using racial jokes and things like that.

No single race has a monopoly on racism.

I always say that tolerance doesn't depend on a country, because there is hate everywhere.

If you have any racist friends, it's on you to stop that immediately and let them know why that's not right, or what's wrong with the way they think or just opening their eyes and allowing them to understand what's wrong with their thought process because, to be honest, I mean, we're all human.

There's a lot of racism around. I am always puzzled when people have that attitude. I went to a place where people were nice to me. It was something that stuck with me. I learned to treat people the same.

I do not want to have anything to do with anybody who is racist or bigoted or anti-Semitic.