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1. badreq+z8[view] [source] 2024-02-02 02:38:26
>>Strato+(OP)
> Tan, for his part, apologized over the weekend, noting that his post was a reference to a Tupac Shakur lyric

Ah, so if it's a quote, it doesn't matter, because even though you've decided when to use them, they're not "your words"

Thanks, going to publish press releases with Cannibal Corpse lyrics going forward.

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2. renewi+Xa[view] [source] 2024-02-02 02:58:52
>>badreq+z8
You know, like a Che T-shirt doesn't mean you're endorsing the killing of political prisoners and stuff. Or that a George Washington statue endorses slavery. It's like a "you came at me but I'm going to beat you" lyric, not literally as Tupac meant it.

Whatever, it's not intended to mean killing someone. But you have to be a colossal dumbfuck to say it like that to a bunch of people wise in the ways of the street political machine.

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3. vidarh+iE[view] [source] 2024-02-02 08:00:05
>>renewi+Xa
Most people who see a Che t-shirt don't know who he was, only that his face shows up a lot.

The problem isn't referencing something or someone, but doing so expecting those on the receiving end to know the reference and not take it at face value.

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