Harassment Quote by Cristela Alonzo

“We have to start calling sexual harassment out because only then can we start to make progress on it.”

Cristela Alonzo

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I grew up in a very Catholic household. We were pretty conservative.

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I think we need to have stories about women that don't necessarily fit the trope of the classic woman, because they do exist. We have to show real life on TV and film. And we don't. We only see maybe 5 percent of what real people are really like. I mean, movies set in Los Angeles that don't have any…

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My stand-up has a lot of performance in it, and I loved doing it so much that, after years, I put the idea of…

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To me, a multi-cam is just like the feeling you get from the audience.

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We grew up devout Catholics, so my trips to San Juan always include going to the churches that we used to go to and…

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A lot of my material was based on my family.

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My family didn't have money, and I think it made me fearless. I'm willing to try everything and not be afraid because what's the…

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My mom ending up passing away, and I got really depressed and didn't have money for therapy, and so I started doing standup to…

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It might sound dramatic and a little grandiose, but as a Latina, I would like to be someone that gives a voice to my…

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Whatever you want to do with your life, you really got to want it. And if you want it, and you work hard, it…

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I love basketball. I love football. And to me, I think that's a dimension that you don't see with a lot of female leads,…

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I'm not trying to represent the whole Latino community. There are too many different cultures, and Latinos will always say, 'My family doesn't do…

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Sexual harassment legislation in its present form makes all men unequal to all women.

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Whether it's Hollywood or Bollywood, sexual harassment is a reality. I've experienced it first-hand, and I know many of my counterparts have as well.

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I have been subjected to constant harassment and humiliation by Mr. Abad Ponda with his sexist remarks and insulting comments.

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Debt collectors should not be able to call, email, or text you to the point of harassment.

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We need to first clearly establish what our modern rules for behavior are and make sure those are clearly understood and communicated. That empowers…

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Making sure borrowers are treated with dignity and protected from unwanted and unnecessary harassment is an important step to ensuring economic fairness moving forward.

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