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• When I do an Asian character or an Asian voice I'm doing one because that's my heritage and my family and where I come from. My family is of Korean descent and specifically North Korean descent. So it makes sense for me to talk about that issue because it's the only weapon I have to somehow avenge my family and my history.

  Margaret Cho

  Character, Issues, Voice

  "Margaret Cho Has Gone 'PsyCHO': Talking Donald Trump, Surviving Rape & More". Interview with Kevin Fallon, www.thedailybeast.com. September 25, 2015.

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• What happened in the 80's was that all the men died of AIDS. That was a particularly depressing time because so many people passed away and it was a very desperate and lonely time, so I think a lot of people felt that we were somehow, unreceived. Not only by the disease but also by the public image of the disease. It really gave homophobia a real shot in the arm and changed the way people viewed gays, queers. It became an entirely different atmosphere.

  Margaret Cho

  Lonely, Depressing, Real

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• Its funny because when I did feel like I came out and I just felt like I was being truthful to myself, (it was at) that point I became very successful. So you know, it took a true kind of facing that truth of myself and being honest, that was when the real kind of fame or whatever that kind of stuff happened for me.

  Margaret Cho

  Real, Successful, Stuff

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• I really (became) very independent. I was start(ed) to write one-woman shows and mak(e) films and to me I think I really felt like my choice (was) more important than any kind of career goal.

  Margaret Cho

  Independent, Writing, Thinking

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• Where do people get off telling people what to do? It's their bodies. If you legalized sex work and legally protected the sex workers, you wouldn't see anything like human trafficking. All of that would be obliterated.

  Margaret Cho

  Sex, People, Would Be

  "The righteous rage of Margaret Cho". Interview with Alli Malone, nytlive.nytimes.com. November 10, 2015.

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• It's okay for you to have relationships, but it's not okay to talk about them. It's not okay to be out or to be public about it. It's not okay to be photographed with your partner.

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  Partners, Okay, Not Okay

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• I'm really bad with trolls because I have a lot of really intense friends who are not necessarily doing things so legally. If I get trolled, [my friends will send me] an email with the person's Social Security number, phone number, pictures of his family, his business, his spouse. I see this person in his totality, and I feel so bad. I shouldn't have that power.

  Margaret Cho

  Phones, Numbers, Email

  "Don't Call Them Comediennes". Elle interview, www.elle.com. June 21, 2016.

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• I became a comedian because I didn't want to be bullied anymore. Onstage I was safe.

  Margaret Cho

  Comedian, Safe, Want

  "Don't Call Them Comediennes". Elle Interview, www.elle.com. June 21, 2016.

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• Now on Facebook I have all these 'friends' who used to bully me, and they're like, 'We're so proud! We love you!' They come to shows and want to take a picture, and they're like, 'Don't you remember us?' And I'm like, 'I'm sorry, I don't.' And I feel bad, but I feel good.

  Margaret Cho

  Sorry, Love You, Bully

  "Don't Call Them Comediennes". Elle interview, www.elle.com. June 21, 2016.

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• When we're talking about feminism, I get sort of lost in the argument. Because as a woman of color, I don't know where I belong in this argument. Where do I say, 'I would be happy to have less money'? How do you fight for your rights when I'm super-grateful to be here at all?

  Margaret Cho

  Grateful, Fighting, Rights

  "Don't Call Them Comediennes". Elle Interview, www.elle.com. June 21, 2016.

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• I could never make a joke about somebody unless I could say it to their face and they'd laugh.

  Margaret Cho

  Laughing, Faces, Jokes

  "Don't Call Them Comediennes". Elle interview, www.elle.com. June 21, 2016.

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• I just think women are funnier than men.

  Margaret Cho

  Men, Thinking

  "Don't Call Them Comediennes". Elle interview, www.elle.com. June 21, 2016.

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• Anything Vince Clarke, whether it's Erasure, Yaz, or Depeche Mode. It's basically R&B with synths. It's very sexy music and perfect for gay sex.

  Margaret Cho

  Sexy, Gay, Perfect

  "Margaret Cho on why Yello’s “Oh Yeah” reminds her of sex clubs and John Hughes". Interview with Drew Fortune, www.avclub.com. March 2, 2016.

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• In some places it's actually very OK to be homophobic.

  Margaret Cho

  Homophobic

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• I definitely support free speech.

  Margaret Cho

  Support, Speech, Free Speech

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• There's lot of social censorship now, especially in this era of ubiquitous social media.

  Margaret Cho

  Media, Eras, Censorship

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• Things that are in "bad taste" are often renegade and rebellious. They go against the status quo, and the laws of decorum and modesty. And that can be really thrilling.

  Margaret Cho

  Law, Taste, Modesty

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• You have to adhere to a certain morality, a certain level of decorum, or else you'll be punished and labeled.

  Margaret Cho

  Levels, Morality, Decorum

  "Don't Call Them Comediennes". Elle interview, www.elle.com. June 21, 2016.

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• I think if somebody does something stupid, it's okay to make fun of them, but [celebrities] have also gotten very conscious about social media, kind of like the Catholic Church in the 1500s.

  Margaret Cho

  Fun, Stupid, Thinking

  "Don't Call Them Comediennes". Elle Interview, www.elle.com. June 21, 2016.

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• My philosophy is, "murder the rapist in your mind so you stop killing yourself." I've seen, in my lifetime, that sexual abuse has turned into self-abuse. When I kill the rapist inside of me, I will stop killing myself.

  Margaret Cho

  Philosophy, Self, Abuse

  "The righteous rage of Margaret Cho". Interview with Alli Maloney, nytlive.nytimes.com. November 10, 2015.

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• Kim Kardashian is a kind of archetype. But she owns her beauty and is tremendously successful. There's no tragedy, there's no drug story. There's just her and her fame and her beauty. But Anna Nicole created that template of somebody that you'd want to watch on reality TV. Somebody that you'd want to invite into your home or as a role model, in terms of beauty and lifestyle and glamour.

  Margaret Cho

  Home, Successful, Reality

  "Sing out, sister: an interview with Margaret Cho". Interview with Gregg Shapiro, chicago.gopride.com. February 25, 2016.

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• As a child, I had a lot of older gay men taking care of me. There's a trust there. I feel like little girls and old gay men together - there's a safety. They make a shield from all of the bad things they've experienced in the world. They make a home together. There are no songs about that. I don't know if you remember, but there was a show a long time ago called 'Love, Sidney.'

  Margaret Cho

  Girl, Song, Children

  "Sing out, sister". Interview with Gregg Shapiro, dc.gopride.com. 2016.

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• I think that when you are accused of being in bad taste it can be quite positive. You're challenging the notions of polite society. I'd like to put across the notion that bad taste is actually good for you.

  Margaret Cho

  Thinking, Challenges, Taste

  "Margaret Cho: Laugh Lines". Interview with Katie Halper, www.guernicamag.com. June 15, 2015.

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• My father tried to get me to be around gay people a lot when I was young. He owned a gay bookstore and it had a lot of gay literature and art books and he wanted me to be taken care of by the young gays and lesbians who worked for him.

  Margaret Cho

  Art, Father, Book

  "Margaret Cho: Laugh Lines". Interview with Katie Halper, www.guernicamag.com. June 15, 2015.

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• Comedy is quite a difficult place for queers and for women.

  Margaret Cho

  Comedy, Difficult

  "Margaret Cho: Laugh Lines". Interview with Katie Halper, www.guernicamag.com. June 15, 2015.

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