“So, to say Obama is progress is saying that he’s the first black person that is qualified to be president. That’s not black progress. That’s white progress. There’s been black people qualified to be president for hundreds of years. If you saw Tina Turner and Ike having a lovely breakfast over there,…”— Chris Rock, vulture.comTagged: Race, Abuse, Progress, Obama
“I always call Ellen DeGeneres the gay Rosa Parks. If Rosa Parks had one of the most popular daytime TV shows, I’m sure the civil-rights movement would’ve moved a little bit faster too.”— Chris Rock, vulture.comTagged: Activism, Rosa Parks
“I stopped playing colleges, and the reason is because they’re way too conservative.”— Chris Rock, vulture.comTagged: College, Political Correctness, comedy