Emily Raboteau Quotes

Your average white liberal might agree with social justice in principle, and yet live quite comfortably as a "winner" in a nation whose social institutions - characterized by political exclusion, exploitation, and unequal access to resources - have systematically made others lose out. But here's the thing. Maybe it's time to get uncomfortable and upset. Maybe those feelings can be acted upon.

Emily Raboteau

Quotes to Explore

The Afghans themselves say that if you put two Afghans in a room, you get three factions.

P. J. O'Rourke
- You
- Say
- Three
Inspired by Alex Haley's 'Roots,' at the age of 11 I began a handwritten Middle Passage story called 'Lawdy, Lawdy, Make Us Free.' I was raised by civil rights activists with a very strong sense of racial history and consciousness.

Tananarive Due
- History
- Age
- Free
I'm too self-serious for a comedy.

Damien Chazelle
- Comedy
- Serious
- Too
So long as you create laws that define women as victims, as creatures that demand protection, that need bodyguards, you are going to perpetuate the very worst of our sexist past.

Warren Farrell
- Long
- Women
- Past
We're not ever interested in repeating ourselves or doing what people expect us to do, it's such a turn off.

Ian Williams Battles
- People
- Doing
- Turn
Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job.

Laura Dern
- People
- Why
- Job