“One of the things I noticed when I worked at Vibe was that backstage at a fashion show, they always referred to the black models as "black girls." I thought, "They never say 'white girls.'” ShowsGirlBlackWhiteFashionModelsFashion ShowBlack GirlWhite Girl Author:Hilton Als
“I had to re-write "Philosophy" a lot. It was more obscure than what's in the book now, even! Some things I had to go back to and excise my former self, who was even more dense. I think you should teach whatever you want, Brian! That's the point of books like White Girls, to help free our thoughts!” ThinkingWantShouldWritingBookSelfPhilosophyHelpingGirlWhiteTeachFormerOur ThoughtsObscureDenseBrianWhite Girl Author:Hilton Als
“For black people, being around white people is sometimes like taking care of babies you don't like, babies who throw up on you again and again, but whom you cannot punish, because they're babies.” PeopleSometimesCareBlackWhiteBabyBlack PeopleAgain And AgainYou Again Book:White Girls Source: White Girls
