I value the people who are willing to make themselves vulnerable and share work that is sensitive and maybe even hard to sing sometimes. Because that's the music that provides the most solace and solidarity to the world.
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When you're a kid, you learn whatever your parents think until you start taking in media. Because all your friends are your age as well, media is the third parent that you ever have. So I think about that a lot, what visual imagery is teaching us, and media in general having a huge impact.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Media plays a significant role in shaping our perspectives, especially during childhood.
In this quote, Lucy Dacus reflects on the profound influence that media has on children, who often absorb values and beliefs from their parents until they are exposed to media and peers. Dacus likens media to a 'third parent,' suggesting that visual imagery and media content profoundly impact our understanding of the world, alongside parental guidance and peer relationships.
Themes
MediaChildrenEducationInfluenceParentingImagery
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about child development, you might quote this to highlight the role of media.
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