Leigh-Anne Pinnock Quotes

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Leigh-Anne Pinnock

Profession : Singer

Birth : October 4, 1991

More people are speaking out about... well, everything. And that kind of gave us the confidence to feel like we could speak out a bit more about things.

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What we're trying to push, as a group, is just equal rights.

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Our mums came on tour and mine was baffled by it all. She kept saying in the car: 'You just do this on your own? Don't you want to be with people? This is so lonely!' I guess we're just used to it. It is a funny little world.

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I got a C for science!

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We set our goals very high from the start.

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There is such a problem with racism, so to actually just say it and have so many people of colour message me and thank me for saying something... I remember when I used to cry about it to my manager I used to be like: 'Why do I feel like this?' and she'd never say it, and I'd never say it. It was really strange.

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I really wanted people to see that just because I'm successful doesn't mean I'm not going to be affected by racism.

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My reality is feeling anxious before fan events or signings because I always feel like I'm the least favoured.

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We know already there is not enough representation of dark-skinned women in the media - that's just a fact.

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It's not easy being a female in the U.K. pop industry. We've seen the white male dominance, misogyny, sexism and lack of diversity.

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We're proud of how we've stuck together, stood our ground, surrounded ourselves with strong women and are now using our voices more than ever.

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I don't really know who I am. I used to get scared at that thought, but now I've stopped punishing myself for not knowing.

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We've made music to boost people up, make people happy and to inspire them.

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We've always had a voice as a four, we've been a force and we've always been very, 'we stick together on things.'

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Racism, colourism, it is massive and I wanted to make sure I addressed colourism as well, so I'm happy I did that.

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Me and my sisters never saw race as a limitation on what we wanted to achieve... One thing we were doing were sleeping on racism.

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Too far often, Black people are reminded of how far we have come as opposed to how far we can go. In doing this, we sleep on racism.

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I learned that the dream of being in the biggest girl band in the world came with its flaws and consequences. Consequences such as knowing about the existent underlying racism in the creative industries.

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No matter how far you think you have come, racism exists.

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We all know that racism is a massive horrible issue in this country and I really wanted to delve deeper into it.

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