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I - listen, racism - being a racist is the worst thing you can say about somebody. I mean, it is such a charged accusation. And I really think people should be very careful before they level that.

There's nothing in this country that is a worse accusation - in America, if you accuse somebody of racism, that person has to disprove that.

The fact that hardly anyone is ever prepared to admit to racist behaviour is perhaps a sort of strength: it speaks to the fact that racism is socially inadmissible.

People aren't born racist.

You don't smear somebody as a racist when there is obviously nothing there.

It's pretty awful being told you're a racist.

There's always someone who's going to interpret my material as racist, but it's not. Racism comes from intent and power. A racist will tell a joke about a group of people only when they're not in the room. I'll talk about a group of people only when they're in the room.

Racist people are few, in the minority. But you can do nothing to change them. You can talk, you can do what you want, but you can't do anything because they are just stupid people.

Racists are irrational and illogical in their attempts to justify their prejudices.