Quotes tagged ‘racism’

“I don't know how it works across the pond, but I am black. There is literally no place in American history that'll be awesome for me.”

— Eric Kripke, Shawn Ryan, Rufus Carlin, Malcolm Barrett, imdb.com

“The nigger in the stable has a letter from Abraham Lincoln?”

— Quentin Tarantino, Sheriff Chris Mannix, Walton Goggins, imdb.com

“Don't you think I realize what's going on here, miss? Who do you think I am, huh? Don't you think I know that if I was some hotshot from out of town that pulled inside here and you guys made a reservation mistake, I'd be the first one to get a room and I'd be upstairs relaxing right now. But I'm not…”

— Danilo Bach, Daniel Petrie Jr., Det. Axel Foley, Eddie Murphy, imdb.com

“Let’s lay it right on the line. Bigotry and racism are among the deadliest social ills plaguing the world today. But, unlike a team of costumed super-villains, they can’t be halted with a punch in the snoot, or a zap from a ray gun. The only way to destroy them is to expose them – to reveal them for…”

— Stan Lee, inverse.com

“Kevin Jackson: Jefferson used to sleep with his slaves. The book don't say nothin' about that. They don't even say how he even had slaves. Washington neither. So I don't see why I should bust my black ass reading about a bunch of lies. Harvey Lipschultz: Well, you see Mr. Jackson, my job is to see t…”

— David E Kelley, Harvey Lipschultz, Fyvush Finkel, imdb.com

“Dr. Deb Chaman: Are you still drinking? Everett Backstrom: Absolutely not! Dr. Deb Chaman: When a patient says "Absolutely not!", he's absolutely lying. Everett Backstrom: If you Hindus are so smart, how come 98 percent of you live at the dump?”

— Hart Hanson, Det. Lt. Backstrom, Rainn Wilson, imdb.com

“Look at what radicalized Roof, at least in his own telling. Propaganda from white supremacist groups like the Council of Conservative Citizens; forums for white nationalists and anti-Semites; a narrative that told him he was oppressed, a 'victim' of diversity in a nation overrun by 'black crime.'”

— Jamelle Bouie, slate.com

“I was the only face of color in the room. I would have been the only black female in the history of that show to ever have a creative credit — ever — if I had stayed on.”

— Amaani Lyle, bustle.com

“Delbert Grady: Did you know, Mr. Torrance, that your son is attempting to bring an outside party into this situation? Did you know that? Jack Torrance: No. Delbert Grady: He is, Mr. Torrance. Jack Torrance: Who? Delbert Grady: A nigger. Jack Torrance: A nigger? Delbert Grady: A nigger cook. Jack Tor…”

— Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johnson, Jack Torrance, Jack Nicholson, imdb.com

“What do you get when you take eight feet of chrome, one pinch of courage, a cup of good luck, a dab of racism, a splash of diabetes, and a wheelbarrow full of stage 4 cancer? Answer: a family. See? I didn't lie on what kind of film this was. If there's anything you take away today, other than the ne…”

— Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese, Ryan Reynolds, Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice), Ryan Reynolds, imdb.com

“[Sunday dinner at the Corleone home... ] Sonny: Niggers havin' a real good time up in Harlem... Carlo Rizzi: I knew that was going to happen as soon as they tasted the big money. Connie: Papa never talked about business in front of the kids. Carlo Rizzi: Shut up, Connie. Sonny: Hey, don't you EVER t…”

— Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, Carlo Rizzi, Gianni Russo, imdb.com

“They don’t hear your voice! They just see the color of your face.”

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Mark L. Smith, Hugh Glass, Leonardo Dicaprio, imdb.com

“They don't hear your voice! They just see the color of your face. You understand? You understand?”

— Mark L. Smith, Hugh Glass, Leonardo Dicaprio, imdb.com

“Listen here, you gent, Columbus motherfucker. If you don't stay the fuck away... I don't know why I told you about this neighborhood because y'all take everything! Can we have anything?! Leave!”

— Prentice Penny, Issa Dee, Issa Rae, imdb.com

“I move as slowly as a Mississippi detective investigating the murder of a young black man.”

— Tony Roche, Armando Iannucci, Will, Nelson Franklin, imdb.com

“I want to live in a world where children of color don’t spend their entire adolescence wishing to be white.”

— Kelly Marie Tran, nytimes.com

“Franny: Yeah, well whole idea is that when you come to America, you check your traditions at the border. Gary: Otherwise you've just got cannibals running around in the streets and we've got enough traffic problems as it is.”

— Sameer Gardezi, Gary Tolchuck, Scott Patterson, imdb.com

“Todd: Caucasian? What the hell's a Caucasian? Mike: I don't know. They should go back to where they came from!”

— Michael Glouberman, Todd Palladino, Nolan Gerard Funk, imdb.com

“Although Asian-Americans are the fastest-growing population of Americans, they remain seriously underrepresented in popular American entertainment.”

— Chelsea Greenwood Lassman, teenvogue.com

“Look at those wrinkles. Blacks do crack. Not crack the drug.”

— Paul Lieberstein, Michael Scott, Steve Carell, imdb.com