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What's a quote that has stuck with you for your whole life? (lemmy.fmhy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by zinklog@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I always loved browsing such posts on reddit, so thought I should make one on lemmy too

Edit: Usually these kind of posts only used to have excerpts from books or ancient proverbs, but now I am seeing a lot more quotes from shows/movies/games are also resonating with people. It's pretty cool to see.

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[–] dudebro@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel really bad for those children being brought up by racist parents.

They have two options: either acknowledge their parents for who they are, or don't.

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

My mum wasn't racist. She's the one who helped me see that racism isn't just the way things are. But everyone else in my family, in my town, in the media... It was everywhere...