Antillectual - Othering

OTHERING appears on Antillectual's TOGETHER, release May 2, 2023. Order the album (LP/CD/tape/bundle) via antillectual.c...!
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The practice of “othering” is excluding and displacing people from a social group to the margins of society, simply for being the other and not having the same nature, history or identity as oneself. Sexism, racism and homophobia are examples of othering. Displays of othering all have in common that, in order to fight them, you have to acknowledge that their tendencies manifest in each and everyone of us, including yourself as well. If you deny those sexist, racist and homophobic tendencies, and your personal privileges, you can’t fight your own prejudices. And if you can’t fix yourself it’s harder, and hypocritical, to try to fix others.
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Masturbating to identity, disrespect for what’s off-beat
I’m not a sexist or anything, some of my best friends are &$#@*
Growing up on prejudice, stranger, danger lesson one
I’m not a racist or anything, some of my best friends are &$#@*
I’ll keep denying it
Not a sexist, racist, homophobe
From denial, awareness, to a fight for hope
No matter what, I’ll keep denying it
Institutionalized privileges, obstruct our analysis
I am not a homophobe, some of my best friends are &$#@*
I am aware of it
But at least, I am aware of it
Always out of shot of getting hit
We’re in the right spot to kick this shit
Care for what we’re not till all admit
We have got to start fight, let’s start fighting it
Now that we know, we can start fighting it

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OTHERING appears on our full length album TOGETHER, released May 2, 2023. Order the album (LP/CD/tape/bundle) via antillectual.com/together!

[@jeff7764]

Love this band! Anywhere I can order the new LP in the US? Really don’t feel like paying $40 for shipping.

[@Antillectual]

Hey Jeff, thanks so much! Shipping from our web shop (antillectual.com/store) is less than 10 USD, or get it from Thousand Islands Records via thousandislandsrecords.com/2023/03/06/antillectual-together/ Hope this helps!

[@jeff7764]

@@Antillectual thanks fellas, I appreciate that

[@Antillectual]

@@jeff7764 The appreciation is mutual!

[@jeff7764]

@@Antillectual just ordered the LP through thousand island records, can’t wait to hear this mf’r

[@Antillectual]

@@jeff7764 Awesome, thanks!

[@NoProHarrie]

Ahw the closed captions dont work

[@Antillectual]

Maybe because of all the cursing? 😅 If you need them, all lyrics are on antillectual.com/together