societal perceptions quotes

4 quotes

Why is it so hard for people to believe that white people are poor?! I wouldn’t say I lived in a ghetto; I’d say I lived in the ‚hood. The same friends I had back then are the same people on tour with me now.

Eminem

We do stigmatise teens a lot and see them as scary and alien.

J. K. Rowling

I think everyone’s inherently snobbish. Things that are very popular are not taken seriously, because the snobbish side of one says, ‚Well, if everyone likes it it can’t be that good.‘ Whereas if only I and a couple of other people like it, then it must be really something special.

Brian Eno

When red-haired people are above a certain social grade their hair is auburn.

Mark Twain