"Blaxploitation films were black films targeting black people. They were films made to appeal to a culture in a way that was supposed to be unfiltered."

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Source : Source: www.highsnobiety.com

Adrian Younge

#People Quotes #Black Quotes #Culture Quotes

“They [US soldiers] started to commit suicide on the Baghdad walls. We will encourage them to double their suicide attempts.”

Source : "Iraqi information minister denies presence of US forces in Baghdad". BBC Monitoring, April 7, 2003.
“Took a vow to protect and serve, All you do is disrespect and murder. I ask that you not hurt my kids; This is where you work...this is where I live.”
“Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond. So if I played him, I don't want to be called the black James Bond.”
“Without question, love in its various permutations is what we need more of in this world. The idea that the concept of marriage will be sullied by same-sex marriage is ridiculous. Heterosexuals haven't been doing that well at it on their own.”
“I do not find the concept of consorting with unknown persons appealing.”

Source : "You're Welcome" by Patricia Marx, www.newyorker.com. April 16, 2012.
“Let Fortune empty her whole quiver on me, I have a soul that, like an ample shield, Can take in all, and verge enough for more; Fate was not mine, nor am I Fate's: Souls know no conquerors.”
“Sometimes children do forget their filial responsibilities.”
“I've heard about my size all my life. It makes you work that much harder. It's gratifying to prove them wrong.”

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