Folks Quote by Miles Davis

Why does everyone need to have a label?

— A. J. Pritchard

Labels applied to people of any race are inherently offensive.

— Edward Brooke

Those who politically theorise the artificial concept of 'whiteness' infer that anyone who has white skin cannot escape their unconscious bias. If you object,…

— Claire Fox

I never hear white writers get asked, 'Do you worry about how you represent white people?'

— Junot Diaz

Being labeled is like being told, "Everybody has a group they belong to, and if you don't go in the group, society will hate…

— Anonymous

“I can't help but feel that whites always gotta know the answer to everything. It's like they're uncomfortable not being able to categorize things…

— Michele Serros

I've always ignored the labels people put on things.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

I don't like labels. I don't understand the need for them. When you define yourself a certain way, people have expectations.

— Eddie Huang

I believe that white people need to check themselves, account for their privileges, and undergo whatever interaction with communities of color with that understanding.…

— Bocafloja

I generally don't think most situations can be labeled as black or white.

— Heath Ledger

Whiteness in a racist, corporate-controlled society is like having the image of an American Express Cardstamped on one's face: immediately you are “universally accepted.”

— Manning Marable

I don't think being white defines who I am.

— Paul Wall