It's time we stop worrying, and get angry you know? But not angry and pick up a gun, but angry and open our minds.
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There should be a class on apartheid. There should be a class on why people are hungry, but there are not. There are classes on...gym. Physical Education.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote criticizes the lack of education on critical social issues like apartheid and hunger while prioritizing less impactful subjects.
Tupac Shakur highlights a significant gap in the education system, suggesting that essential social issues such as apartheid and hunger should be fundamental subjects in schools. He emphasizes the need for societal awareness and understanding of these injustices, pointing out the absurdity of the current educational focus on less relevant topics like physical education, thereby calling for a reevaluation of educational priorities to include important social contexts that affect people's lives.
Themes
EducationSocial IssuesApartheidHungerAwareness
In practice
Example use cases
During a speech at a human rights conference, I might quote this to emphasize the need for a more socially conscious curriculum.
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