--- title: "1 Born this way Quotes By T.J. Kirk" description: "1 Born this way quotes by T.J. Kirk. Plus more from T.J. Kirk and more Born this way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22b/t-j-kirk-16012_black-people_there-s-no-pride-for-me-in-my-skin-being_778556.jpg" --- > [“There's no pride for me in my skin being white. I was born this way, I had no choice, I had no say. There was no test of worthiness before I was bestowed with white skin. My mom and dad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-kirk/there-s-no-pride-for-me-in-my-skin-being-white-i-was-born-this-way-i/) [T.J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-kirk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22b/t-j-kirk-16012_black-people_there-s-no-pride-for-me-in-my-skin-being_778556.jpg) ## Other authors on Born this way - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lady-gaga-58306.jpg) Lady Gaga 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born-this-way/lady-gaga/) ## More by T.J. Kirk > [“If your philosophy can be explained in a tweet, you're a moron. That's my philosophy. Wait...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-kirk/if-your-philosophy-can-be-explained-in-a-tweet-you-re-a-moron-that-s/) [T.J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-kirk/) > [“Okay, first of all, they don't "consider" Jefferson Davis racist, he was President of the Confederacy, his racism is not up for any sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-kirk/okay-first-of-all-they-don-t-consider-jefferson-davis-racist-he-was/) [T.J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-kirk/) > [“You are not special. You're just fucking not. You're a bland, boring motherfucker just like everybody else. You ever been to the mall and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-kirk/you-are-not-special-you-re-just-fucking-not-you-re-a-bland-boring/) [T.J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-kirk/) > [“Capitalism and socialism are tools. Each have pros and cons. For each task, use the one that makes the most sense.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-kirk/capitalism-and-socialism-are-tools-each-have-pros-and-cons-for-each/) [T.J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-kirk/) > [“People who dismiss all capitalism or all socialism are opposite ends of the same kind of stupid.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-kirk/people-who-dismiss-all-capitalism-or-all-socialism-are-opposite-ends/) [T.J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-kirk/) > [“I wish this planet wasn't such an asshole to the people existing upon it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-kirk/i-wish-this-planet-wasn-t-such-an-asshole-to-the-people-existing-upon/) [T.J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-kirk/) > [“Allow me to explain. Social Justice can mean many things. Gay rights, minority rights, women's rights — all good civil rights stuff. The problem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-kirk/allow-me-to-explain-social-justice-can-mean-many-things-gay-rights/) [T.J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-kirk/) > [“If norms are oppressive, try to foster acceptance of deviations, don't try to destroy the norms themselves — that's a fool's errand.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-kirk/if-norms-are-oppressive-try-to-foster-acceptance-of-deviations-don-t/) [T.J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-kirk/) > [“There's no pride for me in my skin being white. I was born this way, I had no choice, I had no say. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-kirk/there-s-no-pride-for-me-in-my-skin-being-white-i-was-born-this-way-i/) [T.J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-kirk/) > [“I cannot be stopped unless I am dead. Nothing else can stop me. As long as no one has the balls to kill me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-kirk/i-cannot-be-stopped-unless-i-am-dead-nothing-else-can-stop-me-as-long/) [T.J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-kirk/) > [“Saying both sides participated in violence doesn't mean both sides are equally ideologically wrong, you know.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-kirk/saying-both-sides-participated-in-violence-doesn-t-mean-both-sides/) [T.J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-kirk/) > [ “... \[Y\]ou mainly hear from white supremacists, about the "glory" of the white race. They point to the innovations of white people and use… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-kirk/y-ou-mainly-hear-from-white-supremacists-about-the-glory-of-the-white/) [T.J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-kirk/) > [“Freedom of speech as I define it is more than a right granted by government. It's a process that each of us must believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-kirk/freedom-of-speech-as-i-define-it-is-more-than-a-right-granted-by/) [T.J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-kirk/) > [“And how can evil be the mere absence of good? Is genocide the absence of something, of what? Of kindness? Were there no kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-kirk/and-how-can-evil-be-the-mere-absence-of-good-is-genocide-the-absence/) [T.J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-kirk/) > [“You said, "males are in charge." Males are in charge? No. The people who are in charge are male. But that does not mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-kirk/you-said-males-are-in-charge-males-are-in-charge-no-the-people-who/) [T.J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-kirk/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born-this-way/t-j-kirk/#itemlist", "name": "1 Born this way Quotes By T.J. Kirk", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“There's no pride for me in my skin being white. I was born this way, I had no choice, I had no say. There was no test of worthiness before I was bestowed with white skin. My mom and dad were white, and they fucked, and their kid was white, so fucking what? And people say to me when I make this argument, \"Well, what about cultural pride? 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