“I have to say, as a young woman of color, and this may sound controversial, in sci-fi, anything is possible. In sci-fi I can belong to the military. In sci-fi I can have an interracial love affair; I can be a revolutionary.” MayI CanYoungSoundMilitaryColorAffairRevolutionarySci FiYoung WomenControversialLove AffairAnything Is Possible Author:Kandyse McClure
“Nobody wants to know a colored woman's opinion about her own status of that of her group. When she dares express it, no matter how mild or tactful it may be, it is called 'propaganda,' or is labeled 'controversial.' Those two words have come to have a very ominous sound to me.” KnowsWantMayTwoMatterSoundBlackOpinionGroupsDarePropagandaBlack WomenControversialOminous Book:A Colored Woman in a White World Source: A Colored Woman in a White World
“How do I do that preparation [for film]? Just an immersion. I have a musician's, I guess, ear for the sound of the voice but it's also important to me, in the case of [playing] someone who is controversial, to get the outlines of the character right because how they present themselves to the world has a great deal to do with how people feel about them.” PeopleWorldFeelsImportantCharacterFilmSoundVoiceDealsCasesMusicianEarsPreparationControversialOutlinesImmersionPlaying Someone Author:Meryl Streep
“That such a perspective of the Declaration's 'Creator God' should sound so foreign and controversial to people today is a tragic and striking sign of how far we are removed from the thinking of our colonial fathers.” PeopleThinkingShouldTodayChristianFatherSoundReligiousPerspectiveCreatorTragicDeclarationControversialCreator God Author:Pat Swindall