American - Producer | August 9, 1974 -
We should be aware and constantly having conversations about the world because that's how you change it from the bigger standpoint rather than acutely trying to change things.
Kenya Barris
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I will be so happy when 'diversity' is not a word.
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I hear a creak in my house, and I'm calling the police immediately, but at the same time, I do know that when I call them, I'm going to make sure to say, 'I'm a black guy, and this is my house.'
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There's never really been a true apology for slavery.
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The PC way of handling culture has been to not talk about it. But we should be talking about it.
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As much as we want to say racism is dead, it's still rearing its ugly head constantly.
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I consider myself a disciple of Norman Lear. And one of the things he did was topic-driven humor.
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Comedy used to be a vehicle for change. Now, comedy has gotten to this quirky, nonsensical place, which I enjoy. But I do think there is room for discussion-based humor. We can tell those stories in a way that feels edifying.
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We're supposed to be becoming more evolved as a society, and we're actually becoming less evolved.
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