6 George Carlin Quotes on Identity

George Carlin quotes on identity

3. I would never want to be a member of a group whose symbol was a man nailed to two pieces of wood.

22. 'Happens to be.' 'He happens to be black.' Like it's a fucking accident, you know. He happens to be black? Yes, he happens to be black. Ah, yes, yes, yes. He had two black parents? Oh, yes, that's right, two black parents. And they fucked? Oh, indeed they did. So where does the surprise part come in? I would think it would be more unusual if he just 'happened' to be Scandinavian!

23. No one is 'openly' black. Well, maybe James Brown. Or Louis Farrakhan. Louis Farrakhan is openly black. Colin Powell is not openly black. Colin Powell is openly white. He just 'happens to be' black.

69. I love and treasure individuals as I meet them, I loathe and despise the groups they identify with and belong to.

146. As soon as someone is identified as an unsung hero, he no longer is.

149. I knew a transsexual guy whose only ambition is to eat, drink, and be Mary.