Jonathan Tropper Quote
I’m sorry. I know it’s the universal default, but the problem is, one’s first knee-jerk response when someone says I’m sorry is to say It’s okay. We are programmed from kindergarten, from the first time the inevitable snot-nosed kid knocks over our blocks, to forgive. And it’s not okay, it’s as far from okay as it can really get, but there you are, tricked by a sociolinguistic tic into affirming that it is.
Jonathan Tropper
I’m sorry. I know it’s the universal default, but the problem is, one’s first knee-jerk response when someone says I’m sorry is to say It’s okay. We are programmed from kindergarten, from the first time the inevitable snot-nosed kid knocks over our blocks, to forgive. And it’s not okay, it’s as far from okay as it can really get, but there you are, tricked by a sociolinguistic tic into affirming that it is.
Related Quotes
They took one look at me,And hated my black face.They took one look at me,And decided on my fate.They took one look at me,And forced an unknown fear.They took one look at me,And caused the shed of tea...
N'Zuri Za Austin
Tags:
acknowledge, all lives matter, black lives matter, bleed, bleeding, blood, conflict, erase, faith, harmony