“Most liberal-minded folk would like to think that since they are not hostile to people of a different race, racism is a disease of the uneducated, unenlightened and socially backward - football hooligans, British National Party supporters, policemen. You could call this the Bad Guy Theory. But the Bad Guy Theory does not explain why Indian-heritage children do nearly twice as well as Pakistani-heritage children at GCSE.” PeopleThinkingWellsChildrenDoeDifferentGuyPartyRaceFootballTheoryDiseaseRacismFolksBritishIndianHeritageSupporterHostileBad GuysPolicemenUneducatedDifferent Races Author:Trevor Phillips
“I would get bullied a lot. You know, it was the '70s and '80s, so it was a lot of racism back then towards Indian people. And it wasn't actual hatred, it was just that blind, 'Let's pick on that guy.' You know, and you've got to figure that I was a very small kid. And I had a big mouth, so I'm sure that didn't help.” PeopleKnowsHelpingBigsKidsGuyFiguresRacismMouthsPicksHatredBlindIndian80sThat GuyBullied Author:Russell Peters
“I was in Toronto when they had a severe outbreak of SARS - you know, Severe Asian Racism Syndrome. I was in the airport and there were these big snowboarder guys and they had white masks around their necks, and as soon as they saw me, they put their masks on. So I went "cough, cough, cough... You wanna egg rorr?” KnowsBigsGuyWhiteSawsRacismNecksMaskEggsSevereAirportsAsianSyndromesTorontoOutbreaksSars Author:Margaret Cho
“I don't mean to be a racist but if you're going to get raped by a Japanese guy, it's not going to hurt at all.” IfsMeanGuyHurtRacismRacist Author:Chelsea Handler
“Everybody's a racist. It's the one human trait that makes us all exactly the same. Deep down, we only like people who are exactly like us. And it doesn't matter. White. Black. Red. Yellow. Purple, uh oh, the purple people, are the worst. Man. All prejudiced and birth marky. But, we've got to learn to get past our differences. I learned that at the museum of tolerance. After my dad beat the crap out of a guy over a parking spot.” PeopleMenHumansMatterPastGuyBlackDifferencesWhiteWorstBirthDadBeatsRacismRedMy DadToleranceSpotsRacistMuseumsYellowTraitsCrapPurpleDeep DownParkingParking Spots Author:Christopher Titus
“Want to shut a racist white guy's mouth. Put him around Super human athletic black dudes.” WantHumansGuyBlackWhiteRacismMouthsRacistAthleticWhite Guys Author:Godfrey
“Racism is taught in the home. We agree on that? Well, it's very hard to teach racism to a teenager who's listening to rap music and who idolizes, say, Snoop Dogg. It's hard to say, 'That guy is less than you.' The kid is like, 'I like that guy, he's cool. How is he less than me?” WellsHardHomeKidsGuyTeachTaughtListeningRacismAgreeRapTeenagerThat GuyRap Music Author:Jay-Z
“I can't stand black guys. I would never touch one. It's gross.” I CanGuyBlackRacismRacistGrossAnti RacismBlack GuysAnti Racist Author:Paris Hilton
“A white person listens to my act and he laughs and he thinks, 'Yeah, that's the way I see it too.' Okay. He's white. I'm Negro. And we both see things the same way. That must mean that we are alike..... So I figure I'm doing as much for good race relations as the next guy.” ThinkingWayMeanPersonsGuyNextWhiteRaceLaughingFiguresRacismOkayRelationYeahBigotryRace RelationsEnding Racism Author:Bill Cosby
“I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man.” MenFirstsMeanPoliticalGuyNiceStupidRacismCleanAfrican AmericanRacistMainstreamWhite Racism Author:Joe Biden
“I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you've never seen before. If they do, I'm still looking for it.” IfsStillsMotivationalGuyAbilityWonderRacismSlaveryAfrican AmericanInferiorsPhilanthropyOther GuysDoubted Author:Hank Aaron