I don't think many people understand what racism is. The intellectuals use it like toilet paper; it's something they can use. It's not something they live.
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I have always abhorred the word 'racism.' I never use it.
Racism springs from the lie that certain human beings are less than fully human. It's a self-centered falsehood that corrupts our minds into believing we are right to treat others as we would not want to be treated.
Racism is a sign of ignorance, in my opinion. It's people who haven't been anywhere, haven't seen the world.
I think that racism has gotten more subtle, and it's not even racism anymore: it's placism. Like where you live or whether you went to community college or Harvard, and it exists within the race.
I hate to tell you, but racism is alive and well in a lot of parts of the world.
When I was growing up, I never heard the word 'racism.' It was only in Paris I encountered that.
I mean, I think everybody realizes that calling people racist is a waste of time; nobody buys it anymore.
Racism always exists cheek by jowl with, inside, and alongside culture and class. As a rule, it is inseparable from them. That is why, for example, food, language and names assume such importance in racial prejudice.
Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make.
The word 'racism' is like ketchup. It can be put on practically anything - and demanding evidence makes you a 'racist.'