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I'm always annoyed about why black people have to bear the brunt of everybody else's contempt. If we are not totally understanding and smiling, suddenly we're demons.
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This page presents the quote "I'm always annoyed about why black people have to bear the brunt of everybody else's contempt. If we are not totally understanding and smiling, suddenly we're demons.". Author of this quote is Toni Morrison. This quote is about black people, annoyed, people, smile, understanding, contempt,.