A lot of women seem to think the way to ingratiate themselves is to put down other women or backstab. That's the quickest way to be eliminated from my life - try that with me, and you're out.
Gabrielle UnionRead
I think there's a lot of things that occur within the African-American community, that we would prefer to stay within the African-American community - that we get a little nervous when you start having scenes or dialogue that we know is going to be viewed and heard on a national or global scale.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote highlights the concerns within the African-American community about sharing their experiences and narratives with a broader audience.
Gabrielle Union emphasizes the importance of community in discussing sensitive issues that affect African-Americans. She suggests that there are cultural nuances and unspoken topics that members of the community may prefer to keep private, as the implications of those discussions can be amplified when exposed on a national or global stage. This reflects a broader concern about representation and the potential misinterpretation of their experiences when shared outside their community.
Themes
CommunityDialogueExperienceRepresentationCulture
In practice
Example use cases
During a panel discussion on cultural representation in media, this quote can be used to underline the importance of authentic storytelling.
More from Gabrielle Union
All quotes →Drama can feel like therapy whereas comedy feels like there's been a pressure and a weight lifted off of you. You come to work and you laugh all day, you go home and you feel light and there's a certain feeling when you're sitting with the audience and they leave after 90 minutes and it's just pure escapism and they're happy.
Gabrielle UnionRead
I realized I had been keeping people around even when deep down I knew they were bad for me. I had overridden myself.
Gabrielle UnionRead
I'm not going to change the world overnight. It's one person at a time, and hopefully they're people in positions of power who can help people get in those roles and really, truly embrace colorblind casting.
Gabrielle UnionRead
In my career, there have been roles I haven't taken because someone involved with the project gave me a bad vibe. I don't care how much money is on the table: No job is worth feeling uneasy every day.
Gabrielle UnionRead
Similar quotes
Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops... If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship?
Dalai LamaRead
We know that all interracial groups in South Africa are relationships in which whites are superior, blacks inferior. So as a prelude, whites must be made to realize that they are only human, not superior. Same with blacks. They must be made to realize that they are also human, not inferior.
Steven BikoRead
Men get to be a mixture of the charming mannerisms of the women they have known.
F. Scott FitzgeraldRead
Sometimes the greatest deterrent to a great marriage is believing you have a perfect marriage.
Francis SchaefferRead
Let us be honest with each other. The threat to marriage is not the gays. It is a lack of loving commitment - whether it is found in the form of neglect, indifference, cruelty or adultery, to name just a few manifestations of the loveless desert in which too many marriages come to grief.
Malcolm TurnbullRead
Introverted feeling types have a wealth of warmth and enthusiasm, but they may not show it until they know someone well. They wear their warm side inside, like a fur-lined coat.
Isabel Briggs MyersRead