“Let the Negro march. Let him make pilgrimages to city hall. Let him go on freedom rides. And above all, make an effort to understand why he must do this. For if his frustration and despair are allowed to continue piling up, millions of Negroes will seek solace and security in black-nationalist ideologies. And this, inevitably, would lead to a frightening racial nightmare.” IfsBlackEffortCitiesMillionsSecurityGoes OnDespairIdeologyFrustrationNightmareMarchHallsFrighteningSolacePilgrimageLet Him GoCity Hall Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Even the best critical writing on Emily Dickinson underestimates her. She is frightening. To come to her directly from Dante, Spenser, Blake, and Baudelaire is to find her sadomasochism obvious and flagrant. Birds, bees, and amputated hands are the dizzy stuff of this poetry. Dickinson is like the homosexual cultist draping himself in black leather and chains to bring the idea of masculinity into aggressive visibility.” WritingIdeasHandsStuffBlackBirdObviousCriticalChainsAggressiveFrighteningBeesHomosexualUnderestimateMasculinityLeatherEmilyBlakeDizzyVisibilityBaudelaireSpenser Author:Camille Paglia
“A lot of black guys always ask me, 'Did Larry Bird really play that good?' I said, 'Larry Bird is so good it's frightening.'” SaidPlayGuyAsksBlackBirdAsk MeFrighteningLarryBlack Guys Author:Magic Johnson
“Socially, hip-hop has done more for racial camaraderie in this country than any one thing. 'Cause guys like me, my kids - everyone under 45 either grew up loving hip-hop or hating hip-hop, but everyone under 45 grew up very aware of hip-hop. So when you're a white kid and you're listening to this music and you're being exposed to it every day on MTV, black people become less frightening. This is just a reality. What hip-hop has done bringing people together is enormous.” PeopleCountryDoneRealityKidsTogetherGuyHateCausesBlackWhiteOne ThingListeningGrewGrew UpHip HopEnormousLike MeHipsHopsBlack PeopleExposedFrighteningMtvCamaraderie Author:Michael Rapaport
“It's frightening enough with a male actor and not a stunt person. If you accidently punch him with the wrong hand, then you've cost them a week's work and they've got a black eye or a lot of money goes on CG to get rid of it. That was nerve wracking, but it was very civilized. Women tend to immediately take responsibility if somebody messes up with both of us saying it's our fault. Men are quite happy for it to be your fault it seems like.” IfsMenPersonsEnoughHandsSeemsEyeActorsBlackResponsibilityWeekGoes OnCostFaultsMalesMessCivilizedNervesFrighteningLots Of MoneyTaking ResponsibilityBlack Eyes Author:Kate Beckinsale
“I came to the realization that a strong female is frightening to everybody, because all societies are male-dominated, black societies, poor people, rich people, any racial group, they're all dominated by men. A strong female is going to threaten everybody across the board...” PeopleMenStrongBlackPoorRichGroupsFemaleMalesRealizationBoardsFrighteningPoor PeopleRich PeopleStrong Female Author:Madonna Ciccone