you can choose your people and your environment but people never stop being cruel.

i actually think that most people are forced to age out of juvenile bullying but not out of unkindness so they move on to more serious antisocial expressions that are viewed as ”acceptable” such as right-wing politics.

sure, nobody will exclude me for my appearance anymore, but they surely will because of my race or religious beliefs (or lack thereof).

funnily enough my class became super divided in the last election and it was mostly mean people who voted right wing and nice kids or the minorities who voted left wing.

i wish people were more sincere and honest.

also, i wish people would take responsibility for their issues after a certain age.

bullying kids because you get abused at home is unfortunate but understandable. being a grown woman in your 30s and being ”afraid” of trans women because of your experiences and supporting their oppression is NOT understandable.

i got bullied by muslim kids and i dont use that as an excuse to be anti-Palestine.

so no, being racist towards black people or any race for that matter because you got bullied by a member of their group is NOT acceptable.

i think that people operate on such a childish level but in adult bodies.

    • Azzu@leminal.space
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      1 day ago

      I’m almost useless in understanding poetry and it’s insinuations/metaphors. I guess this song is about racism and that racism=bad but other than that, no idea. If you want to tell me something, tell me in a literal/direct way please, otherwise I might not understand :)

    • Maeve @lemmygrad.ml
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      1 day ago

      It is about racism, moreover when black USian children were granted the right to attend the same schools as white children. The Pete Seeger version makes it more clear.

      That control has to be learned.

      I just extrapolated the line I quoted to apply to nurture in general. One naked ape discovers a useful skill and teaches others, either by directly teaching or by other naked apes observing and repeating. Of course negative behaviors are also learned the same way. It’s up to us to choose the behaviors.