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Stereotypes Quotes

Pushing back against narrow labels.

These quotes look at how television and film can flatten real communities into tired tropes, and celebrate the slow, real progress being made to widen who gets to be seen on screen. Browse our People quotes collection.

While television can help normalize the lives of marginalized people, it also can exploit their hardships and reinforce stereotypes, reducing their lives to mere entertainment.

Quotes by Zoey Tur

Certain stereotypes are being broken: that only people with a certain profile can be actresses or be on the cover of magazines.

Quotes by Yalitza Aparicio

I like playing Italian teams. To me, they are the fairest sportsmen of them all. I don't agree with the Italy stereotypes - I trust in what I have experienced and witnessed.

Quotes by Thomas Muller

The point is that these decisions they've made are partly for your convenience and partly for theirs and partly out of stereotypes that they carry with them from the conventions of the computer field.

Quotes by Ted Nelson

Being Quotes

I feel disheartened when I see stereotypes, because it's untrue and unfair. It just raises the level of inequality.

Quotes by Sonoya Mizuno

It was trying to break down the stereotypes and it was the kind of thing where, for the first time, women were on a par and not seen as just objects. Though girls were objectified still.

Quotes by Siouxsie Sioux

We must reject not only the stereotypes that others have of us but also those that we have of ourselves.

Quotes by Shirley Chisholm

Don't live up to your stereotypes.

Quotes by Sherman Alexie

I hate stereotypes and I hate cliche.

Quotes by Scarlett Thomas

Feel Quotes

I use every opportunity, whether on my radio show or on television, to break stereotypes.

Quotes by Ryan Seacrest

Before I latched onto the concept of stereotypes, not once did I reckon with the fact that I would never be a 'Hollywood starlet.'

Quotes by Ruby Dee

I encourage students to pursue an idea far enough so they can see what the cliches and stereotypes are. Only then do they begin to hit pay dirt.

Quotes by Robert Morgan

A lot of my students are Asian-American, and it has been thrilling to watch them break through the stereotypes into something alive and surprising.

Quotes by Robert Morgan

I don't feel that any kind of narrow stereotypes are representative of the work I've done, nor the range of the audience that work has found. I've played lots of different roles, and they've connected with lots of different people.

Quotes by Riz Ahmed

Like Quotes

I have been a victim of stereotypes. I come from Latin America and to some countries, we are considered 'losers,' drug traffickers, and that is not fair because that is generalizing.

Quotes by Ricky Martin

As an actor, you read so many scripts and parts written for Asian-specific characters, and you see a lot of stereotypes and a lot of one-note characters, especially in comedy.

Quotes by Randall Park

I want our generation to break stereotypes, and I want Indians who are making their foray in Hollywood to get all kinds of roles.

Quotes by Radhika Apte

By granting 4 million undocumented immigrants social security numbers that can potentially be misused through loopholes in our tax code and voting laws, President Obama is poisoning the waters of public perception and reinforcing negative stereotypes of Latinos and all...

Quotes by Rachel Campos-Duffy

We shouldn't judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes.

Quotes by Queen Rania of Jordan

People Quotes

There are still plenty of movie people peddling black stereotypes. I guess Tyler Perry's probably the most massively successful.

Quotes by Paul Mooney

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the focus of these stereotypes quotes?
They focus on how media and public perception can flatten real people into narrow, tired categories.
Is there a quote about television specifically?
Yes, one notes how television can normalize marginalized lives while also risking turning their struggles into pure entertainment.
Do any quotes mention progress being made?
One highlights how certain assumptions, like who gets to appear on magazine covers or in acting roles, are slowly being broken down.
Is there a quote about specific communities?
Yes, one discusses how Lumbee people are often lumped in with broader assumptions about Native American communities despite real differences; see more in our People quotes collection.
What's the overall goal of this collection?
To highlight both the harm of lazy labeling and the progress being made toward fairer representation.

If challenging assumptions interests you, our Being quotes and Feel quotes pages explore related ground.