“One ought to be against racism and sexism because they are wrong, not because one is black or one is female.” BlackPrinciplesOughtRacismFemaleSexismAgainst Racism Author:Eleanor Holmes Norton
“No other creative field is as closed to those who are not white and male as is the visual arts. After I decided to be an artist, the first thing that I had to believe was that I, a black woman, could penetrate the art scene, and that, further, I could do so without sacrificing one iota of my blackness or my femaleness or my humanity.” FirstsBelieveArtArtistHumanityBlackWhiteCreativeSacrificeFieldsSceneRacismDecidedMalesVisualsSexismBlack WomenPenetrateBlacknessVisual Art Author:Faith Ringgold
“Sexism has always been a political stance mediating social domination, enabling white men and black men to share a common sensibility about sex roles and the importance of male domination.” MenPoliticalSocialSexBlackWhiteCommonRolesShareImportanceMalesSexismSensibilityWhite ManDominationStanceEnabling Author:Bell Hooks
“... not all black women have silently acquiesced in sexism and misogyny within the African-American community. Indeed, many writers, activists, and other women have voiced their opposition and paid the price: they have been ostracized and branded as either man- haters or pawns of white feminists, two of the more predictable modes of disciplining and discrediting black feminists.” MenHas BeensTwoBlackCommunityWhiteFeminismPaidFeministAfrican AmericanOppositionActivistSexismMisogynyBlack WomenPredictablePawnsAfrican American WomenBrandedAll BlackMan HaterBlack Feminist Author:Kimberle Williams Crenshaw
“The internal sexism within womanhood is very predominant in Hollywood, because we all want to be successful. There's a plug to it: You all have to be skinny! You all have to be pretty! You all have to be likable, because that's the formula that works. On an executive level. On a power level. And it's not always the same working with black people, because of the internalized racism. The colorism.” PeopleWantBlackLevelsSuccessfulRacismHollywoodBeing SuccessfulInternalsExecutivesSexismFormulasBlack PeopleWomanhoodSkinnyPlugs Author:Viola Davis
“The 'black armband' view of our history reflects a belief that most Australian history since 1788 has been little more than a disgraceful story of imperialism, exploitation, racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination. I take a very different view. I believe that the balance sheet of our history is one of heroic achievement and that we have achieved much more as a nation of which we can be proud of than which we should be ashamed.” ShouldBelieveLittlesHas BeensDifferentStoriesFormBeliefI BelieveNationsBlackViewsProudBalanceAchievementRacismDiscriminationAshamedSexismHeroicExploitationBe ProudSheetsImperialismAustralianDisgracefulDifferent ViewsBalance Sheets Author:John Howard