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Boy, it's amazing. You know, this... this preoccupation with color. I mean, here you are staring at me. But my experiences, my people...

15 seconds sound clip from the Jungle Fever movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:28:06 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Wait, don't tell me. I know. I know what you're thinking. You're going... 'Wow! Look at your skin color. How dark it is. '

- I love your color complexion. I mean, me, I'm so white, I'm so pale. I get little sun every now and then when I hang out at Jones Beach. But nothing like that!

- I hate the beach.

- You're definitely not a mind reader.

- But I admit I was looking at your skin.

- Boy, it's amazing. You know, this... this preoccupation with color. I mean, here you are staring at me. But my experiences, my people...

- I have... I've been called every... Black, dot, smut, midnight, spot... Every black derogatory name that you could ever think of.

- And then white people comment all the time. They love it.

- It's a deep, dark tan.

- Oh... sorry. It's... kind of messed up, huh?

- Yeah, it really is.

- It's beautiful.

[...]

Jungle Fever Sound Clip

Jungle Fever Cover

Audio quotes from Jungle Fever (1991 film written, produced and directed by Spike Lee).

Actors: Wesley Snipes (Flipper Purify), Spike Lee (Cyrus), Annabella Sciorra (Angie Tucci), Ossie Davis (The Good Reverend Doctor Purify), Ruby Dee (Lucinda Purify), Samuel L. Jackson (Gator), Anthony Quinn (Lou Carbone), John Turturro (Paulie Carbone)

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