Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Yara Shahidi

Quote by Yara Shahidi

“I'm lucky; my parents have never said to me, "You're a kid, so you just don't know." They say, "How can we discuss the world and learn from these events together?"”

Quote by Yara Shahidi

Create image

Author

Yara Shahidi
Yara Shahidi

Yara Shahidi is an American actress recognized for her roles in 'Blackish' and 'Elena of Avalor', as well as her advocacy work on social issues. She gained widespread recognition for her portrayal of Zoey Johnson on 'Blackish', a character celebrated for its representation of diversity and cultural awareness. Born on February 10, 2000, Shahidi has become a role model for young actors and activists. more

You May Also Like

“30 years ago in white supremacy, we had a strategy called leaderless resistance. The concept was: stop shaving our heads, stop getting tattoos and instead try to blend in as much as possible. It was a really concerted effort to try and tone down the rhetoric and make it a little more palatable to the mainstream. And it certainly has penetrated the mainstream now. We're seeing people who were supportive of our cause back then also supportive of Donald Trump's cause, certainly with the recent cabinet appointments.”

PeopleTryingEffortStrategyRhetoricTattooSupportiveWhite Supremacy
Author:Christian Picciolini
Create image

“There are also people that still choose to support racist rhetoric because they feel white dominance in America is slipping through their fingers. To them, "diversity" is a codeword for white genocide. They claim that their "homelands" are being overrun by minorities and are desperate for solutions that ensure their "white survival." This fear, of course, is irrational and solely based on a loss of white power and control.”

PeopleLossSupportDiversitySurvivalSolutionsDesperateRacistGenocideRhetoricIrrational
Author:Christian Picciolini
Create image

“For years now, I've been talking about the rise of the extreme right in the U.S. Since 9/11, white nationalists have killed more Americans on U.S. soil than any foreign or domestic terrorist group combined. It's something we don't categorize as terrorism or extremism. We often brush it off as mental illness - things like Oak Creek Wisconsin - and these people are certainly tied to white supremacy, have written manifestos. We've got a major problem in not calling that terrorism.”

PeopleProblemIllnessTerrorismTerroristMental IllnessWhite SupremacyExtremism
Author:Christian Picciolini
Create image

“We try to approach everything in Life After Hate and Exit USA with compassion. While we really promote approaching things with compassion and empathy, because that's what changed us, it's very difficult knowing there are very virulent, vile people who are focused on furthering the Donald Trump cause. Right now we're dealing with a lot of fake news, misinformation, propaganda, parody. My goal is still trying to reach people through compassionate means, and to get them access to real information. My goal is to share my story and get people out of their bubble, so they can empathize.”

PeopleTryingMeanRealHateDifficultGoalCompassionShareChangedEmpathyFocusedPropagandaFakeCompassionateBubblesMisinformation
Author:Christian Picciolini
Create image