Lexi Alexander Quotes

I'm guilty of reverse discrimination. I'm white, and people don't think that white fighters are any good.

Rock 'n' roll is much easier if you're white.

Amongst black people, you have always heard it said that once a black man reaches a certain level, especially if you are an entertainer, you get a white trophy woman. I didn't make that up.

The truth is black celebrities are not as sought after in the press as white celebrities, and that is comforting.

Affirmative action takes many forms in our society. White fraternity members help others with jobs.

I agree that lighter-skinned women get favored in Hollywood, and I'm not proud to say that.

We don't realize how much racism has tainted our self-image as human beings.

It doesn't even feel like racism is real. It just feels like the weirdest ploy, like we're just being had on so many levels. It's even kind of funny when you think about it. A reason not to like someone is 'because you're black.' C'mon, man. How dumb is that?

Black women usually don't get the luxury of faking their way through life and still succeeding, but when a white guy does it, he may even get to be the president of the United States.

One thing that really bothers me is when a young black person speaks or leads a conversation, and afterward a white person says, 'You're really articulate.'

I grew up in a predominantly white community - Hinsdale, Illinois - and given that, I feel blessed because I could still count my experiences with blatant racism on two hands. I thought racism was the substitute teacher picking on you because she assumes that you're a delinquent, and she doesn't know you have the highest score in the class.

We knew then what we know now; only exemplary blacks are acceptable.

If whiteness were of no particular advantage, then having a fuller color wheel of skin tones would be purely a matter of celebration. But whiteness - just a drop of it - does still carry privilege. You learn that very young in America.

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

There's no such thing as reverse racism.

If I were white, I'd get less criticism.

Since anti-racist individuals did not control mass media, the media became the primary tool that would be used and is still used to convince black viewers, and everyone else, of black inferiority.

My personal opinion is that you can't be racist towards white people. You can be prejudiced about them, but being prejudiced isn't an illegal act, whereas being racist can be.

It's no surprise that White people say things when they are together about Black people.

If I were white, I could capture the world.

You face racism in small and large ways.

My father was, like, the token bad white guy in all the old Jackie Chan/Bruce Lee films.

It's very hard to step into a job when people are just dismissing you as a pretty face, and saying you got your job only because your surname is McMahon.

Blacks essentially play the race card, when necessary as a counter to white privilege.

I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family it says they're looting, if you see a white family it says they're looking for food.