the culture

j. tannery
Jul 20, 2017 · 1 min read

hi so in case you saw me engaging w that

#ignorant

but trivial piece of media

such as that rap song

that came on the radio

i need 2 make sure

that u kno

that i kno

that it’s #problematic

bc basically, i’m a child,

and i’m incredibly self-conscious

and operate in a culture

that is only mature enough

to think in black and white,

politicizes everything,

and conflates consumption

and/or enjoyment

with endorsement

for some fucking reason

and won’t let anyone be

a human being

and fundamentally,

i’m incredibly paranoid

that i’ll be called out

by the very culture

that i work so hard

to perpetuate

)
j. tannery

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