They would only see each other once or twice a week on purpose
They appreciated space and Rico was an artist too
So they'd connect on Saturdays to share the pictures that they drew Aesop Rock – No Regrets
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She met one person similar to her who she would meet weekly and they would show everything they had accomplished. Since they were so alike they were able to get along how they wanted with each other
This is very similar to Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner, his wife (also a painter).
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Alabama’s governor at the time was George Wallace, an infamous proponent of segregation, and thus a chief opponent to civil rights advocates like MLK Jr.
Wallace’s inaugural speech just months before asserted the governor’s desire to fight federal efforts to integrate Alabama schools.
In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny…and I say…segregation today…segregation tomorrow…segregation forever.
Read the breakdown of the “Segregation Forever” speech here.
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Refers to the August 28, 1963 March on Washington, in which an estimated 250,000 people participated. King’s words were prophetic: the March continues to be one of the largest rallies for human rights in US history.
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As in a reference to Sick Friend off of the Appleseed EP. The theme of staying away from hardcore drugs turning his Aesop’s friends into junkies. Subcutaneous and intravenous drug users will often flick a needle before injecting to move air bubbles to remove to the top of the syringe so they don’t cause embolism.
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The word “mulatto” is an outdated term for a person of mixed European/African ancestry; someone with tan skin. In modern times, it is looked at as offensive or derogatory. More acceptable classifications would be “mixed” or “biracial.” Albinism, from the Latin word albus, meaning “white,” is a genetic condition which results in melanin deficiency; the complex polymer responsible for pigmentation in skin.
Both of these terms can be seen as opposites, even though people of mixed race have the same chances of being born with albinism. Due to the inherent differences from the Western “norm,” these separate groups of people may feel “left out” in society. This could be one of the reasons why Kurt Cobain mentioned them—because he could relate to not fitting in.
Interestingly, a “Mulatto,” an “Albino,” and a “Mosquito” are all different types of old-fashioned cocktails. It is widely known that alcoholic beverages are capable of enhancing one’s libido, or sex drive.
A mosquito, my libido— he’s saying his sex drive (libido) is a mosquito. This whole song is about vulnerability, awkwardness, and shame.
This edit is fucking crazy. How do you even write this many paragraphs about a guy saying mulatto it’s rap genius not the Washington post
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I believe there is an interview with Courtney Love (his widow and lead singer of “Hole”) suggesting that when he when he said “A mosquito, my libido” he was comparing the two. Stating that when he was depressed he had no sex drive which is common in people who suffer from depression.
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These four phrases are replacements from the original lyrics, “A deposit, for a bottle, stuck inside it, no role model”.