***I find it difficult to imagine anybody thinking the song is racist even if "got" were emphasized over "taught". The rest of the lyrics are very clear. "taught to hate and fear" etc. How can that be anything but a condemnation. In fact it might even be more interesting to actually emphasize "got" because then it would be more ironic, even though the message is the same. But judging from your class, perhaps recognizing irony is a lost art.***
Yes, that was part of my thought, as expressed in my first post in this thread. Some people do content that irony is a lost art, and anyway, I guess very young people sometimes just don't get it. |
