“I was the funny, outgoing kid who didn't understand how he could keep getting mistaken for a nerd nobody liked.” Quote by Adam Rex
“When I think about 1999, I think about being a 19-year-old kid, and I think about my attitude and behavior just toward women with respect objectifying them.” ThinkingYearsKidsAttitudeBehaviorMy AttitudeObjectifying Author:Nate Parker
“When you're 19, getting a girl to say yes, or being a dog, or being a player, cheating. Consent is all about - for me, back then - if you can get a girl to say yes, you win.” IfsGirlWinningPlayerDogCheatingConsentGet A Girl Author:Nate Parker
“At 19, if a woman said no, no meant no. If she didn't say anything and she was open, and she was down, it was like how far can I go? If I touch her breast and she's down for me to touch her breast, cool. If I touch her lower, and she's down and she's not stopping me, cool. I'm going to kiss her or whatever. It was simply if a woman said no or pushed you away that was non-consent.” IfsSaidKissingDown AndBreastsConsentSay AnythingStopping Author:Nate Parker
“I can't remember ever having a conversation about the definition of consent when I was a kid. I knew that no meant no, but that's it.” I CanKidsRememberConversationDefinitionsConsent Author:Nate Parker
“I'm 36-years-old and I'm learning about definitions that I should have known when I started having sex.” ShouldYearsSexKnownShould HaveDefinitionsHaving SexShould Have Known Author:Nate Parker
“If I don't know how to swim and two weeks later I know how to swim, I know how to swim.” IfsKnowsTwoKnow HowWeekSwimTwo Weeks Author:Nate Parker
“If a person was accused of being a racist when he was young - he said some racially insensitive thing or someone had him on tape calling someone the n-word or whatever - and then you fast forward and he feels, Oh, back then I didn't say this or that. He's not thinking about the person that he hurt when he said what he said, or however it came out, or the effects that it could have had. He's not thinking about it. He's thinking about his own self and how he feels.” IfsThinkingFeelsPersonsSaidSelfYoungHurtEffectsCallingRacistTapeAccusedInsensitiveCalling Someone Author:Nate Parker
“All I can do is seek the information that'll make me stronger, that'll help me overcome my toxic masculinity, my male privilege, because that's something you never think about.” ThinkingI CanHelpingCan DoInformationOvercomingStrongerMalesPrivilegeHelp MeToxicMasculinityMale Privilege Author:Nate Parker
“Trying to convince someone that they are a racist or they have White Privilege - if it's in the air they breathe and the culture supports them, sometimes they never have to think about it at all.” IfsThinkingTryingSometimesCultureWhiteSupportAirPrivilegeBreatheConvinceRacistWhite Privilege Author:Nate Parker