Scott Fujita Quotes

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. This sets the stage for further repression and violence that spread all too easily.

We may be more sophisticated in how we hide it, but there are still so many phobias in this world, whether it's Islamophobia, xenophobia or homophobia. I've been trying to do things that expose and help teach and draw attention to all of the 'isms' and how we do or don't deal with them in our world.

The biggest challenge or biggest crisis knocking on the doors of humankind is fear and intolerance.

Profiling any segment of society and viewing them as a threat is a sign of intolerance.

It must be awful, being a homophobe.

Homophobia obviously still exists, but it is a lot more subtle, and it is a lot more in the background.

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.

In its worse forms, conservatism is a matter of 'I hate strangers and anything that's different.'

Bigotry should never be sanctioned, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

The greatest problem in the world today is intolerance. Everyone is so intolerant of each other.

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.

Any deviation is looked upon as a perversion, is feared, and is usually a target of hatred and prejudice.

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

Well, fear and homophobia are both pervasive.

Evil is the shadow of angel. Just as there are angels of light, support, guidance, healing and defense, so we have experiences of shadow angels. And we have names for them: racism, sexism, homophobia are all demons - but they're not out there.

When you discriminate against anyone, you discriminate against everyone. It's a display of terrible intolerance.

There is again a rising fever and anger towards those seen as different.

A society which emphasizes uniformity is one which creates intolerance and hate.

There is nothing so despicable as a secret society that is based upon religious prejudice and that will attempt to defeat a man because of his religious beliefs. Such a society is like a cockroach — it thrives in the dark. So do those who combine for such an end.

Anybody who is racist, I just I think they are an idiot.

While I've been in Congress, I've never experienced a whiff of anti-Semitism. In my life, I have experienced very little.

The disgust and latent hostility I felt toward gays were subcategories of hatred, plain and simple.

Hatred, racism, and extremism have no place in this country.

Both racism and homophobia come from a sense of the presumed and the unknown.

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