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  • I was considering just not replying to this but I decided that this mindset makes me too sad.

    If an artist decides to include something in their work, it is likely going to be relevant in some way.

    To use the stupid meme example of “the curtains were fucking blue” your teacher wasn’t telling you that blue curtains = sadness, they were telling you to think critically about what the writer chose to include in the text.

    “The curtains were fucking blue” can be a valid interpretation, but the issue is when people stop their thinking at that surface level and ridicule any deeper analysis of a work.














  • trashgirlfriend@lemmy.worldtoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world[Deleted]
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    2 months ago

    Counterpoint: children are people

    I grew up with my father working night shifts and my mother being tired all the time, I didn’t need a leash.

    Children are a lot more capable and resilient if you give them the chance to be, and insulating them from small forms of possible harm doesn’t help their development.

    Now I am not saying “let your toddler run around a highway” but if you pick a reasonable place for your child to play there’s no need for a fucking leash 99% of the time.