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Being gay is harder than being black. I didn't have to come out black. I didn't have to tell my parents about what its like to be black.

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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
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white criminals commit the biggest crimes.a brother might rob a bank. a white man will rob a pension fund. the brother is going to get ten to fifteen years because he had a gun. the white guy is going to get a congressional hearing because he had a job and a nice suit.
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Women and our right to choose were going to be challenged with Ashcroft around. When Bush appointed Ashcroft, I went out and got me four abortions. I stocked up. The doctor was like, Listen, you're not pregnant. I said, Hey, just shut up and do your job. I'm exercising my right while I can, dammit.
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I'm proud to be a woman. I'm proud to be a black woman, and I'm proud to be gay.
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I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing.
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Seriously, I don't need a gun. I'm easily annoyed. I would shoot people in my house that I invited over.
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With a black president, I can relax... I can dance in public... I can buy a whole watermelon now.
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I always had one goal, and that was to be a real funny stand-up comic, and that's pretty much what I'm doing. And everything else is kind of like gravy - TV, movies.
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I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.
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Men don't hear women.
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