Don't lecture me on race relations. I don't have a molecule of prejudice. I've been in battle with every kind of man there is. I've been in bed with every kind of woman there is - from a Laplander to a Tierra del Fuegian. If I'd ever been to the South Pole, there'd be a hell of a lot of penguins who looked like me.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Vonnegut mocks his own lack of prejudice by claiming sexual relations with people of all backgrounds.
- In plain terms
- He claims he is not racist because he slept with women from everywhere.
- What can you take from it?
- Intimacy does not automatically erase prejudice.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does experience eliminate bias?
- How do we define prejudice?
Another view
It conflates sexual access with moral equality.
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