Quotes tagged ‘classism’

“On a clear day, looking out at the towers along the East River, you could practically see their tiny handprints smeared on the glass: the competition.”

— Jessica Pressler, thecut.com

“[to redneck heckler at football game] Hey...crotchmouth! Yeah, you! Zip it, or I'll come up there and zip if for ya! [to same, after his kid gets sacked] Yo, deliverance. You see number 74? Well, that's my son.”

— John Lee Hancock, Leigh Anne Tuohy, Sandra Bullock, imdb.com

“Barney Fife: It won't work. Andy Taylor: What won't work? Barney Fife: You and Peg. That's what won't work. Andy, I hate to have to tell you this but you're gonna have to give her up. Forget about her. Nip it. Nip it in the bud. Andy Taylor: What're you talkin' about? Barney Fife: You want me to spe…”

— James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum, Barney Fife, Don Knotts, imdb.com

“Capitalism: God’s way of determining who is smart and who is poor.”

— Alan Yang, Ron Swanson, Nick Offerman, imdb.com

“I am telling you, the moment I get bumped up to first class, I get washed over with this feeling. I’m like, ‘look at these fucking poor pieces of shit on my flight. Ugh.’ I’m so much better than them. Don’t stand next to me. Ugh, dude. I dare you to try to come up from coach and use the first class…”

— Tom Segura, amazon.com

“Homeless people are human beings with immense value. They are members of our families, communities, neighborhoods, cities, and, for a number of people reading this, they are themselves (or have been). The fact that homeless people do not have housing is a wrong done against them, not a sign they did…”

— @entitledrichpeople, entitledrichpeople.tumblr.com

“I don’t know what it’s like to be poor. I am privileged. And yet so many of us pretend we know. Can’t they just go get a job? Can’t they just work harder? Can’t they just go get a degree? Can’t they just save more? Spend less? These questions are ridiculous. They come from people who have never know…”

— Dina Leygerman, huffingtonpost.com

“We have been told our entire lives that if we work hard we can achieve whatever we wish. That's simply untrue. Someone forgot to add one detail to that adage: You must be born into a world of opportunity and choice. That world does not exist to all, only to some. And those born into the world of opp…”

— Dina Leygerman, huffingtonpost.com

“The disdain we have for the poor is one of the most heartbreaking aspects of our society.”

— Dina Leygerman, huffingtonpost.com

“I actually think SCREW is less vulnerable simply because we exploit men and women equally. But I also feel that the feminist movement is full of shit. It is supposed to be this classless group of women, but in reality it's elitist. It's supposed to be protecting secretaries and barhops, but there ar…”

— Al Goldstein, filthy.media

“The world's richest people are waging a war on poor people.”

— Samuel Osborne, independent.co.uk

“Trump has repeatedly called for drug-price reform. Last year he called out big pharma for “getting away with murder.” Yet by nominating Azar he just sent a clear message to industry. It’s open season.”

— James Elliott, thenation.com

“Music itself was color-blind but the media and the radio stations segregate it based on their perceptions of the artists.”

— Anthony Kiedis, amazon.com

“What would you think of a world in which people couldn’t afford to look online for jobs and kids couldn’t afford to do their online schoolwork? For that matter, would you be troubled if news and information about some controversial matter became tougher to find online because the major providers of…”

— Sun-Times Editorial Board, chicago.suntimes.com

“Mainstream feminism is riddled with classism, racism, and sexual orientation discrimination... Feminists in positions of power in ‘the movement’ aren’t ready to confront their own racism and white privilege, so it’s uncomfortable for them to discuss Dunham’s.””

— Deva Cats Baril, thedailybeast.com

“Weinsteins victims are white and famous and that's why we care... The same attention has never been paid to women in other industries when they’ve come forward—women who certainly have more to lose than a movie star—and certainly has never been paid to victims who are women of color.”

— Kevin Fallon, thedailybeast.com

“We shout "self care" and "joy" all day but won't admit we have a "poor people not apply" footnote to things we have deemed to be for "us." The middle class, the bougie elite. The ones who don’t even realize they’re just as poor. Poor people buy Jordans? We're upset. Poor people have cable? We're ang…”

— Preston D. Mitchum, facebook.com

“Maybe one day we'll be able to admit that we hate poor people and don't want them to have nice things.”

— Preston D. Mitchum, facebook.com

“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”

— James Baldwin, amazon.com

“A janitor or a chancellor deserves the same treatment. Never try to figure out who they are by what they’re wearing.”

— Michael Tan, opinion.inquirer.net