Azzedine Alaia Quotes

Racism is about education. Racism is ignorance.

I remember people saying: 'You look funny, your hair is so black, you have a flat nose,' but I didn't think of it being racism, and I still don't. But there was a sense of difference, of being an outsider.

Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make.

Racism is always there underneath, but usually it is exploited in these times of economic crisis, and it's hard to find out when one slides into another.

Racism in America has not been completely eradicated. It is a sturdy pestilence. Racism and intolerance raise their heads repeatedly, not only in America but in every land.

Being offended is the natural consequence of leaving one’s home. I do not like after- shave lotion, adults who roller-skate, children who speak French, or anyone who is unduly tan. I do not, however, go around enacting legislation …

There's racism everywhere in the world; it's not just Sweden, it's everywhere, but other than that I had a pretty okay upbringing.

At the start of the 21st century, Britain is caught in a confusing riptide of anxiety. Of course racism still exists, but things have improved to a point where many ethnic minority Britons do not experience it as a regular feature in their lives.

There will never be color blindness in a culture of fear.

When you grow up in a totally segregated society, where everybody around you believes that segregation is proper, you have a hard time. You can't believe how much it's a part of your thinking.

I never though much about race.

There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground.

We don't have as much prejudice as we did 40 years ago, but today it is more educated.

Latinos come from different countries, and they tend to segregate with only their country instead of embracing all the other countries, because in reality, all the Latinos are going through the same experiences of discrimination and racism.

Long before the idea of multiculturalism, in public people could say almost anything to you and get away with it.

If I was in a room with a bunch of skinheads talking about racism, then I would be disturbed, but after we finished a take, we were normal people again.

I am viewed as the Negro who has gone outside of the categories assigned to me.

Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.

Would it be better if I'd married a Negro woman? Would they treat my child any better? Erect fewer barriers?

It's interesting to take a look at people who deal with prejudice on a daily basis - it's been a real eye opener for me.

I have visited some places where the differences between black and white are not as profound as they used to be, but I think there is a new form of racism growing in Europe and that is focused on people who are Middle Eastern. I see it.

Racism is a physical experience.

Racism is a sign of ignorance, in my opinion. It's people who haven't been anywhere, haven't seen the world.

This is a contest between the white man’s hope and black evil.

I have no idea how one stops one group, one race, from hating another. The hatred between human groups has never been cured, except by time.