I'm definitely drawn to stories about outsiders. Feeling like that myself as a gay black man, I often seek to give a voice to those in the world who don't have one.
Interpretation
The quote expresses the importance of amplifying the voices of marginalized individuals, especially as experienced by the speaker as a gay black man.
Roger Ross Williams reflects on his personal connection to the experience of feeling like an outsider due to his identity. He emphasizes his commitment to storytelling that highlights the struggles and voices of marginalized communities, advocating for those who might otherwise remain unheard in society. This perspective underscores the significance of representation and the power of narrative in fostering empathy and understanding among diverse groups.
In practice
This quote can be used in a discussion about the importance of diversity in storytelling.
While the documentary community is way ahead of Hollywood, it is still nowhere near where it needs to be. Filmmakers of color rarely get hired by the powerful production companies, and they are not getting supported enough by broadcasters and funders to tell their own stories.
When I was in high school, I felt totally alienated from the world, but I loved movies. They were my escape, but coming from a disadvantaged community, I never knew that filmmaking was an option for me. A program like School of Doc would have been a game-changer.
There's something undeniable about the posture of a person trying not to acknowledge your existance
Just remember, Someone is on your side (our side) Someone else is not While we're seeing our side Maybe we forgot: they are not alone. No one is alone.
The girl was grateful to the young man for every bit of flattery; she wanted to linger for a moment in its warmth and so she said, 'You're very good at lying.' 'Do I look like a liar?' 'You look like you enjoy lying to women,' said the girl, and into her words there crept unawares a touch of the old anxiety, because she really did believe that her young man enjoyed lying to women.
I think sometimes what people miss about black people is that we're complicated, that we are indeed messy, that we do our best with what we've been given. We come into the world exactly like you. It's just that there are circumstances in the culture that are dictated and put on our lives that we have to fight against.
Though modern Marriage is a tremendous laboratory, its members are often without preparation for the partnership function. How much agony and remorse and failure could have been avoided if there had been at least some rudimentary learning before they entered the partnership.
Once a woman is made man's equal, she becomes his superior.
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