“I took an African-American studies class at Northwestern where we explored colorism; it was the first time I could put a name to feeling too light in the black community, too mixed in the white community. For castings, I was labeled ethnically ambiguous.”— Meghan Markle, allure.com
“I noted that this individual came toward me and took a picture. I heard later that she might have said ‘I know who she is.’ Since this was not any fault of mine, the way the individual continued to act appeared to be, upon reflection, because I was an African American woman, seemingly an easy target…”— Sheila Jackson Lee, nydailynews.com
“Diversity is good for all of us. It makes us better and more empathetic people. And it teaches us to value and appreciate everyone.”— Ellen Oh, twitter.com
“We are the same. There is no difference anywhere in the world. People are people. They laugh, cry, feel, and love, and music seems to be the common denomination that brings us all together. Music cuts through all boundaries and goes right to the soul.”— Willie Nelson, en.wikiquote.org
“I don't really like stereotypes, or any sort of 'boxing' of women, men, or people, in general. Boxing people in, labeling, it's all just really unnecessary. Women are so many things. Men are so many things. People are so many things.”— Ariana Grande, allure.com
“We need to do things differently to drive the growth and results our industry demands.”— Chatelle Lynch, mashable.com
“The colored people did not intrude themselves upon us. They were brought here in chains and held in the communities where they are now chiefly found by a cruel slave code. Happily for both races, they are now free.”— Benjamin Harrison, en.wikiquote.org
“The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of its scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.”— St. Thérèse of Lisieux, twitter.com
“Let’s be real, while J.K. Rowling may be great and comfy with a Black Hermione now, but she didn’t specifically write that into the novels. In our current climate, she can back her way into the diversity hire. I’m glad she did it, but don’t be fooled: Rowling wouldn’t have if there weren’t plenty of…”— Leslie H. Light, blacknerdproblems.com
“Just walking around today at the beach helped me realize that it’s not a bikini contest. Every body tells a different story. And it’s awesome that we’re all shaped so differently!”— Cassey Ho, instagram.com
“She appeared to be congratulating herself on being progressive enough to critique millennial racism, while simultaneously refusing to do the work necessary to incorporate people of color into her fictional world.”— Constance Grady, vox.com
“Not only were the four main characters white, but so were nearly all of the show’s supporting characters. When people of color did emerge in the background, they were treated as flat stereotypes. And Dunham’s writers’ room was mostly white, meaning that she largely wasn’t hiring people who did have…”— Constance Grady, vox.com
“I'm always glad when the industry expands beyond only straight white men in power positions, but so much "diversity" in Hollywood amounts to a room full of white women and white gay men.”— Ira Madison III, twitter.com
“nightclub, n.: I can only feel comfortable at a club where anyone of any shape or size or age can be a member.”— David Levithan, twitter.com
“There is a house above the world, where the over-people gather. There is a man with wings like a bird. There is a man who can see across the planet and wring diamonds from its anthracite. There is a man who moves so fast that his life is an endless gallery of statues. In the house above the world, t…”— Alan Moore, amazon.com
“Racism is simply an ugly form of collectivism, the mindset that views humans only as members of groups and never as individuals. Racists believe that all individuals who share superficial physical characteristics are alike; as collectivists, racists think only in terms of groups. By encouraging Amer…”— Ron Paul, lewrockwell.com
“Dear Google, stop teaching my girl that her path to financial freedom lies not in coding but in complaining to HR.”— Eric Weinstein, twitter.com
“That Google anti-diversity manifesto is some seriously entry-level Reddit MRA board intellectually vapid bullshit.”— Elizabeth Spiers, twitter.com
“I value diversity and inclusion, am not denying that sexism exists, and don’t endorse using stereotypes. When addressing the gap in representation in the population, we need to look at population level differences in distributions. If we can’t have an honest discussion about this, then we can never…”— James Damore, gizmodo.com