"Black men are pearls in beauteous ladies' eyes."
—Proteus, Two Gentlemen of Verona
"A single pregnant white girl and a half-black bachelor livin' the same house? People would come from miles around just to see the sight!"
—Christian, I'll Be Home for the Holidays
Detective: What's this South Bronx People's Party that keeps comin' up?
Detective 2: They're disco revolutionaries. You know what I mean? They got federal money to open a storefront on Fox Street. They make a lot of hate-cop noises. They preach armed revolt but they spend most of their time ballin' white chicks from Scarsdale.
— Fort Apache: The Bronx (1981)
Female Beatnik: Are you a checkerboard chick, you know, black and white, salt and pepper.
Penny Pingleton: Yes, I'm a checkerboard chick, I guess.
Penny Pingleton: Yes, I'm a checkerboard chick, I guess.
