in a very real sense, we become the stories others tell about us. words actively shape us as much as they describe us
full essay on this: https://t.co/uAxa6LmLF8
When I was in high school and white kids would call me nigga I’d say “CAN YOU PLEASE NOT CALL ME THE N WORD” as loud as I could so the whole class would hear and they’d say “wtf are you talking about I didnt say that” their ability to lie so defiantly like they genuinely believed what they were saying was scary as fuck