Quotes About Prejudice

I realized there was racism because people thought, 'Oh, if you like roll 'n' roll, that makes you like a white kid.'

There are people out there who would enjoy my books but wouldn't pick them up because they think it's not going to be for them. I find it infuriating.There's a lot more going on in my books than just romance.

I have been in rooms with people arguing over a character that's not really fleshed out: that, just because the surname is Latino, that automatically means you have an accent.

Much of America rooted for Mr. Obama simply because he is black.

The roots of homophobia are fear. Fear and more fear.

When you have a death row case, you have to make 100 percent sure you have the right person. But these DAs in the state of Alabama are racist.

I was put on death row because of hate.

In America, I feel black with all of the rubbish that comes with it.

Everyone wants to go to countries ruled by white Europeans.

Sadly, people think a guy and a girl can't be friends without something romantic going on.

It's always, 'Are you the runner girl?' I say, 'My name is Sally actually.' I used to always get that at school as well, 'Are you the runner girl?' I'm not even the runner girl, I'm a hurdler.

Everyone looks me and says, 'I'm not going to let that Asian kid embarrass me. I'm going to go at him.' That's how it's been my whole life.

American hate is not new - and it is not scarce.

I was not a 'Doctor Who' fan. As a kid, I thought it was scary and for boys.

Not a big sci-fi guy.

When we think of scientists, we hear a man's voice.

The moment I say I'm going into scooters, they say, 'You're crazy.' Six months later, when BMW comes out with an electric scooter, it's fine. But when Anand does it, because he's some small guy in India, it's not fine.

People really cannot understand the concept of a black boy in a tracksuit in London being from Scotland.

When Armaan sang his first song for Vishal Dadlani, he didn't know that they were making Daboo Malik's son sing. He went inside the studio when he was 10-11, sang a scratch and it went on to be part of 'Bhoothnath.' He didn't get the opportunity because he was so and so's kid.

Lot of the scripts I've been in with other non-white actors haven't been great. Lot of non-white actors ain't all that great.

As only the second Jewish person to lead a federal party with seats, I will say that antisemitism has no place in politics.

When I started secondary school, it was assumed that the girls would do domestic science and the boys would do science, and I wasn't too happy with that.

I don't think baseball owes colored people anything. I don't think colored people owe baseball anything, either.

Jefferson owned slaves. He did not believe that all were created equal. He was a racist.