“Our culture bombards us with this idea that you’re not that, and if you are that, there’s something wrong with you, and then we’re going to call you that, and then it’s an insult. There is a sense of self-empowerment or recapturing who you are by people calling you ‘fag,’ and being like, ‘Yeah, I am a fag.’ Even though you’re not. What does somebody respond? That dude has nothing to say about that again.”

—  Peter Wentz

"This Charming Man," interview, Out.com (August 2008)

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Our culture bombards us with this idea that you’re not that, and if you are that, there’s something wrong with you, and…" by Peter Wentz?
Peter Wentz photo
Peter Wentz6
American musician 1979

Related quotes

Robert Sheckley photo

“I know you’re sane and you know you’re sane. But what if we’re both wrong?”

Robert Sheckley (1928–2005) American writer

Death of the Dreammaster (published in Martin H. Greenberg (ed.) The Further Adventures of Batman (1989), p. 24
Short fiction

Margaret Cho photo

“I love the word "faggot," because it describes my kind of guy! You see, I am a fag hag. Fag hags are the backbone of the gay community. Without us, you're nothing!”

Margaret Cho (1968) American stand-up comedian

We have been there all through history guiding your sorry ass through the underground railroad! We went to the prom with you!
From Her Tours and CDs, I'm The One That I Want Tour

Barack Obama photo

“This idea of purity and that you’re never compromised and you’re always politically woke — you should get over that quickly. … The world is messy. There are ambiguities. People who do really good stuff have flaws. People who you are fighting may love their kids, and share certain things with you. … I do get a sense sometimes now among certain young people, and this is accelerated by social media — there is this sense sometimes of the way of me making change is to be as judgmental as possible about other people, and that’s enough. If I tweet or hashtag about how you didn’t do something right or used the wrong verb, then I can sit back and feel pretty good about myself. Did you see how woke I was, I called you out. Then I’m going to get on my TV and watch my show … That’s not activism. That’s not bringing about change. If all you’re doing is casting stones, you’re probably not going to get that far.”

Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America

Comments at an Obama Foundation event, Chicago (29 October 2019), as quoted in &quot;Obama Calls Out Online Call-Out Culture: &#x27;That’s Not Activism&quot;&quot;, Rolling Stone (30 October 2019) https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/obama-calls-out-call-out-culture-not-activism-905600/ <br class="br">2019

Donald J. Trump photo

“You know, if you’re young, and in this era, and if you have any guilt about not having gone to Vietnam, we have our own Vietnam—it’s called the dating game… Dating is like being in Vietnam. You’re the equivalent of a soldier going over to Vietnam.”

Donald J. Trump (1946) 45th President of the United States of America

An interview on The Howard Stern Show, 1993, archived by People https://people.com/politics/trump-boasted-of-avoiding-stds-while-dating-vaginas-are-landmines-it-was-my-personal-vietnam/ <br class="br">1990s

Trey Gowdy photo

“Insulting people does not work if your objective is to persuade them. When a person is insulted, they become even more dogmatic in holding their incorrect belief. If you are going to say that the Lord called you to go into politics, then you need to act like it. If you are not going to act like it, then you need to take His name out of the equation.”

Trey Gowdy (1964) American politician

Trey Gowdy - Liberty University Convocation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQNf97GZjuA&amp;app=desktop (March 23, 2015)

Rachel Caine photo

“You’re not seriously going out again, are you?”
“Seriously, yeah. Bowling. Her name’s Laura. If you want more details, you’re gonna have to download the video like everybody else.”

Rachel Caine book Glass Houses

Source: Glass Houses

“This is what hope does to you when you’re not used to it. It is very like being drunk. You don’t realize how badly you’re impaired until you see the results of your spree.”

Sarah Zettel (1966) American writer

Source: Bitter Angels (2009), Chapter 20 (p. 260)

Ai Weiwei photo

“You’re in total isolation. And you don’t know how long you’re going to be there, but you truly believe they can do anything to you. There’s no way to even question it. You’re not protected by anything. Why am I here? Your mind is very uncertain of time. You become like mad. It’s very hard for anyone. Even for people who have strong beliefs.”

Ai Weiwei (1957) Chinese concept artist

2010-, The City: Beijing, 2011

Sherrilyn Kenyon photo

“Don’t worry about it. We’re used to being told to go screw ourselves. And that’s from the people who actually like us. You should hear what our enemies say. (Nykyrian)”

Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965) Novelist

Source: Born of the Night

John Green photo

“The fourth way to get a boy to like you is to be yourself. Now, I am contractually obligated as an adult to give that advice, even though it doesn't work. But yeah, be yourself, even though no one has any idea what it means to be yourself. Like whose self would I otherwise be being?”

John Green (1977) American author and vlogger

How to Make Guys Like You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFiApf_m4H0 <br class="br">YouTube

Related topics