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Quote by Rodney King

“It's happening right now... it's just not on film, it's not being recorded.”

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Rodney King was an American construction worker who gained national prominence due to his beating by Los Angeles police officers in 1991. His encounter, captured on video, sparked widespread racial and social unrest across the United States. more

“I have a really good relationship with my label and with people I've worked with since I was younger. I've always had a really good relationship, with both men and women. I think, for me, the way I face sexism in the music industry is when people are like, "Oh, she must not write her own music." That's frustrating, in a way. But it's cool. I'm mostly just like, "Meh." I'm just doing my thing.”

People Thinking Men Writing Men And Women Sexism Frustrating Music Industry Good Relationship

Author:Charli XCX

“There are some really amazing artists and people behind the scenes who are really effective in championing feminism in the music industry, and I think that's really important for people in the industry and for young girls and guys to see. It should become universal. It's really about the other people understanding that everybody's equal and that women are equally as valid creatives, businesswomen, powerhouses...whatever you want to call them.”

People Thinking Important Artist Guy Girl Understanding Feminism Scene Equal Music Industry Really Amazing

Author:Charli XCX

“Every time I make another record and every time I get a year older, I become more and more confident in who I am and more in tune with what I want as a person. I think it's the same for anyone in any walk of life. You just grow with experience and become more confident in exploring new things.”

Thinking Exploring

Author:Charli XCX

“I just don't think that being unable to forgive someone is the most healing move. It can be, and I've had times in my life when I thought I would be better off without the drama that another person was bringing to me, but cutting someone out isn't always the answer. I know someone who cut her mother out and it didn't magically heal her. She's still haunted. It's not as if you can wipe clean all of your memories of having a mother, or wanting or needing one.”

Thinking Moving Mother Memories Healing Cutting Drama Forgiving Heal Our Memories

Author:Nicole Georges

“People who choose to cut their parents out completely are super brave, but it's complicated and for me, I'd rather give the relationship a little bit of a try, however imperfect it is.”

People Giving Trying Parent Cutting Brave Complicated Imperfect

Author:Nicole Georges

“For me getting paid for art is a class issue. I don't have the luxury not to care. It's great if your parents buy you a house and you can sell your 400-page book for $2. But for marginalized people it's not as cool to martyr yourself.”

People Art Book Care House Parent Art Is Martyr

Author:Nicole Georges

“A lot of young artists in particular think you can just do one great thing and then sit back and collect checks. Most artists, even people like Dan Clowes, who's one of my heroes, don't just do comics. He does paid illustration. He writes screenplays, and so forth, working and selling lots of different things.”

People Thinking Writing Different Artist Hero Great Things Selling My Hero

Author:Nicole Georges

“If you want to be an artist, you have to know that art is an ongoing practice, that you're part of a long line. Take this test: if someone offered you a billion dollars, but you could never draw another illustration or write another word, would you take it? If you reject it, you need to find another way to pay the bills, but you're still an artist.”

Writing Long Art Artist Art Is

Author:Nicole Georges

“Each genre has its own process. I'm very intuitive about poetry. I usually write first and second drafts out by hand. The other end of the spectrum is journalism, which is much more cerebral, more thought-out and planned. Fiction lies somewhere in between. I usually start intuitively but eventually I need to stop and consider structure, or research, or both.”

Writing Lying Journalism

Author:Achy Obejas

“People have a right to be nervous and fearful. They heard what Trump said during the campaign and are wondering if he`ll follow through on his promises.”

People Wonder Promise Nervous Fearful Follow Through

Author:Al Sharpton

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