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More stereotypes against African Americans. That they are fast and nimble runners and that they all commit crimes. The first stereotype originated from young black athletes who would continually win track and field races in the Olympics. Namely Jessie Owens.
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Regard less of how bad things where for him, he was never really depressed. He was always happy which made others think he never had any problems.
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A Black Sheep was an outcast from the crowd. Because all the other sheep were white, it sticks out from the herd.
Also a reference to the hip hop group Black Sheep who was a duo from NY.
He is saying that he was an outcast not only in person but musically as well.
Like a Mad Hatter had to sleep now
Ask after Aesop Rock – Dead Pan
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Religions like their followers committed and connected to the church at all times.
A reference to both The Hatter from Alice in Wonderland who was always hyped up on tea and The Mad Hatter from Batman who would resort to mind control and hypnosis to control people.
The Hatter
The Mad Hatter
The Mad Hatter was influenced by the Hatter
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Catholicism has been brainwashing and feeding the nation its morals and societal norms for hundreds of years. They have become such a powerful force that they have attained a large fortune to guarantee their future.
And in this world, the only way to defeat greed is with more greed, creating a devastating hypocrisy.
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Referring to the collection plates at church and how the one he grew up in was always low on funds.
Hard to believe considering the Catholic church is considered to be one of the most wealthy organizations in the world…
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Aesop is referring to the Catholic ritual of splashing holy water on its patrons. The water is stagnant to him because its forced to remain as it is.
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He was raised by a community that revolves around reward and punishment. You either achieve badges for following the rules or get bad karma for breaking social rules.
That community Aesop grew up in was the catholic church. Badges where the accolades such as heaven for loyal service. Bad karma was the punishment for misbehaving or sinning.
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Aesop Rock was himself a middle sibling, he has an older brother Chris and an younger brother Grahm.
As a youth he would always separate from the crowd and resort to his early writings.
