“I believe that reappropriation can be a powerful tool for creating social change. Sometimes, things like irony, satire, or humor are more effective in getting at difficult truths or concepts like white privilege, orientalism, and the exoticization of culture.” — Simon S. Tam Copy Share Image
“People buy into this false notion of reverse racism, where they believe that just because there’s a group of people getting together to share… — Simon S. Tam Copy Share Image
“Racism doesn't have to fit our stereotypes for what it is in order for it to hurt - but it also means that tools… — Simon S. Tam Copy Share Image
“Success in the music industry isn’t something that you wait for or hope for. It is something that you create, day after day.” — Simon S. Tam Copy Share Image
“I believe that reappropriation can be a powerful tool for creating social change. Sometimes, things like irony, satire, or humor are more effective in… — Simon S. Tam Copy Share Image
“The daily mindfulness, consistency, and discipline is ultimately more important than the amount of time. In other words, it’s more about quality than quantity.… — Simon S. Tam Copy Share Image
“The idea of reappropriation isn’t a new one. The process of turning negative words, symbols, or ideas into positive parts of our own identity… — Simon S. Tam Copy Share Image
“Why does a government agency that has no connection with my community have the right to dictate what is appropriate for it?” — Simon S. Tam Copy Share Image
“I don’t subscribe to the notion of seeing no color, that we’re all the same and race doesn’t exist. It’s a social and political… — Simon S. Tam Copy Share Image
