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Am I wrong?
Oct. 20th, 2015 12:54 pmLately this song appeals to me as an activist and person:
Am I Wrong (Nico & Vinz -- Official -- You Tube)
The video shows two young black men searching for and eventually finding each other. At the end, they joyfully reunite. Through their journeys, they are each carrying around an old black and white TV that seems to be giving them clues to the other's location. They set these TVs down at the end. They also seek advice from villagers and various people.
Lyrics version:
https://youtu.be/zKX_zR022QY
It can be hard to have different opinions, desires, ways of being than the rest of the culture and especially from your friends. If fandom, and all subcultures, the feeling to go along with the crowd is strong, because you feel like these are "your people". We all seek connection with our friends. But for many of us we can't just go along with the crowd, because we have different beliefs, or we just aren't into what the crowd is doing, even within our own subculture. This can be painful.
We can still connect and love each other even when we disagree. It's hard, it's confusing and there is no script. The signal is fuzzy. But we can do it.
Am I Wrong (Nico & Vinz -- Official -- You Tube)
The video shows two young black men searching for and eventually finding each other. At the end, they joyfully reunite. Through their journeys, they are each carrying around an old black and white TV that seems to be giving them clues to the other's location. They set these TVs down at the end. They also seek advice from villagers and various people.
Lyrics version:
https://youtu.be/zKX_zR022QY
It can be hard to have different opinions, desires, ways of being than the rest of the culture and especially from your friends. If fandom, and all subcultures, the feeling to go along with the crowd is strong, because you feel like these are "your people". We all seek connection with our friends. But for many of us we can't just go along with the crowd, because we have different beliefs, or we just aren't into what the crowd is doing, even within our own subculture. This can be painful.
We can still connect and love each other even when we disagree. It's hard, it's confusing and there is no script. The signal is fuzzy. But we can do it.
