To quote Shannon McKarney: "Channel some Ted Lasso: be curious, not judgmental." Luckily there are resources to feed your curiosity when it comes to lyrics.
Indeed. I’m responding to the people who I’ve seen saying “maybe I would have liked it if I could understand what he was saying,” because I think that’s a lazy and/or hypocritical excuse.
Huh. If people who speak the language say they don’t understand the language, then I think they are most likely saying something else which a comparison to another language won’t address. But it’s good to try.
I have an English lit degree, so *of course* I've been reading all sorts of pieces about the symbolism in the performance. (My 15 year old had to point out that he created a video game controller.) I enjoyed the performance musically, too, but seeing the layers of it peeled apart makes me appreciate his storytelling so much.
I so agree, Angela. Some people have really gone above and beyond to break it down and explain it. I’ve never watched squid games so I totally missed that reference!
Elisa, Kendrick Lamar speaks English. Not Italian. Not Spanish. English. He might not be everybody’s cup of tea, but he speaks English.
Indeed. I’m responding to the people who I’ve seen saying “maybe I would have liked it if I could understand what he was saying,” because I think that’s a lazy and/or hypocritical excuse.
Huh. If people who speak the language say they don’t understand the language, then I think they are most likely saying something else which a comparison to another language won’t address. But it’s good to try.
Or maybe the right response to people who don’t understand English is “they not like us” so “let it be.”
Sometimes I try, at least once anyway. But rarely twice 🤷🏻♀️
I have an English lit degree, so *of course* I've been reading all sorts of pieces about the symbolism in the performance. (My 15 year old had to point out that he created a video game controller.) I enjoyed the performance musically, too, but seeing the layers of it peeled apart makes me appreciate his storytelling so much.
I so agree, Angela. Some people have really gone above and beyond to break it down and explain it. I’ve never watched squid games so I totally missed that reference!