"Publicly inconsolable about the fact that racism continues, these activists seem privately terrified that it has abated." - Dinesh D'Souza
"Any group which uses the term "fair" or "equal" in their name almost certainly is looking for an unequal and unfair advantage." - Steven Den Beste
Some Asian or black or Jewish or gay college kids believe that if they perceive racism or bigotry, then the racism or bigotry is an ontological fact. A few years ago, a bureaucrat in Washington, D.C. warned that the budget might be "niggardly" — a word of Scandinavian etymology, by the way — and because a bunch of people were ignorant of its meaning, it became a hate crime and cost the man his job. It's like a magic spell, your own ignorance and low self-esteem can be used to conjure a real offense where none existed. - Jonah Goldberg
"Cultural differences: we have to put a stop to them!" - Jimmy Kimmel, The Man Show
"Political correctness is the natural continuum from the party line. What we are seeing once again is a self-appointed group of vigilantes imposing their views on others. It is a heritage of communism, but they don't seem to see this." - Doris Lessing
"How many more sob stories must I read about some troubled young thing who visited a museum/art gallery/library/school and felt badly because she didn't see more depictions of people who "looked like me"? Shall we also, in the name of inclusion, erect a mural of draft dodgers on top of the Vietnam Memorial? Construct granite likenesses of the first ladies behind the four presidents at Mount Rushmore? Or mandate a new paint job and name change at the "White" House every month for equal opportunity's sake?" - Michelle Malkin
"Classifications and distinctions based on race or color have no moral or legal validity in our society. They are contrary to our constitution and laws." - Thurgood Marshall, 1947
Members of racial and ethnic groups, irrespective of individual economic success, very much identify with others of their tribe. They are bonded by primal survival instincts. It is human nature. When blacks and browns look through their "group eyes," they see whites and Asians as belonging to advantaged tribes. Racial and ethnic self-identification creates resentment even among successful individuals within the group. Success of other groups is seen as inherently unfair, because havenots operate from an equal-outcome perspective. They do not acknowledge inherent group differences, let alone their economic consequences. Alternatively, whites and Asians see jobs obtained by less qualified minorities as unfair, because haves operate from a meritocratic perspective. This difference in perception, stemming from divergent abilities, is at the root of intergroup resentment. - Prodigy
"Maybe if we didn't spend all our money on rims we might have some." - Chris Rock, on the lack of Black wealth.
"Students, faculty members and administrators all responded to increasing racial diversity by registering increased dissatisfaction with the quality of education and the work ethic of their peers... Those who argue that diversity will improve the education of everybody haven't made their case. The data do not support them" - Stanley Rothman, survey on attitudes towards diversity on college campuses
"People who cry about stereotypes are usually upset because they fall into them. We don't have time to get to know every single person we see. We have to stereotype people in certain ways to know which one of them wants to kill us for our wallet, which ones can't drive, and which ones enjoy the taste of falafel. If we didn't have stereotypes, we'd be doing stupid shit like walking up to bikers and asking who won today's tennis match." - Seanbaby
"Diversity plus freedom of choice creates inequality, and the greater the diversity, the more extreme the inequality." - Clay Shirky
"The point is that the left-wing belief that all cultures are equally valid is pernicious bunkum. It leaves a moral vacuum that is filled up with conformity to received ideas and shibboleths with no lasting value. Cultures and beliefs that have more depth to them are not threatend by disagreement in the same way - with a bedrock of belief and values you can hold to, you are more resilient in the face of chaos in the world." - Anonymous Coward, Slashdot.org talkback
"Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven." - Yiddish Proverb