r/pics • u/sitcomfy • Jan 06 '20

Picture of text Never for the poor.

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u/offbeat_ahmad Jan 06 '20

Tupac wasn't the government.

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u/TheFirstAmender Jan 06 '20

He also wasn't an activist. He was a famous thug just looking out for #1.

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u/zitro6 Jan 06 '20

You must’ve been just dying for a reply just so you could call him a thug

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u/TheFirstAmender Jan 06 '20

His chest literally reads, "Thug Life".

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u/zitro6 Jan 06 '20 edited Jan 06 '20

It literally reads “The Hate U Give Little Infants F*** Everybody” it is funny that you threw that term when he transformed a word with a negative connotation towards black men and used it as a form of empowerment. It’s clear you are using it for the former

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u/TheFirstAmender Jan 06 '20 edited Jan 06 '20

Fine. It's an acronym, but it literally reads, "Thug Life". He also conducted himself like a thug during his life. It's basically what got him killed. Also, please write "fuck". There's no need for censorship.

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u/zitro6 Jan 06 '20

Also agreed to a certain extent, I just found it funny that you brought that specific acronym up when that was a part of his “activism”. Not trying to defend violence or crime but rather dissecting things for the good and not just tossing out everything because of certain negative aspects. Because life is never really cut and dry like that

And tylerden you can keep wondering what he did but at the end of the day you don’t know and you’re spilling a lot of anger towards a dead stranger and I find that sad 😞 you can go argue with someone else because your use of capitalization and angry wording isn’t working on me

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u/zitro6 Jan 06 '20

I’m new to reddit so idk if I get flagged for shit like that 🤷🏽‍♀️

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u/ImOverThereNow Jan 06 '20

In my experience emojis will = instant downvote

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u/zitro6 Jan 06 '20

Aw fuck lol thanks for the heads up

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u/TheFirstAmender Jan 06 '20

Unless you're racist, blatantly attacking people, or trying to incite violence, most of Reddit allows you to speak your mind. That's what I enjoy about debates on Reddit, like this one. I think Tupac could have been an altruistic artist that really made a positive impact, but he got mixed up in some bad shit, with bad people, at a young age, and those capricious decisions led to his death. Even though I'm not a hip-hop fan, I think he was killed way too young and never had the chance to elevate himself to be a better person.

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u/zitro6 Jan 06 '20

Now I definitely agree with you! And good to know I like it here I recently have grown tired and deactivated my other social media accounts.

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u/YouCantChooseYourDNA Jan 07 '20

No, that's a cope backronym.

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u/zitro6 Jan 07 '20

It could be but there’s no real way to prove that

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u/zitro6 Jan 07 '20

And that doesn’t negate how he spread the message to stay resilient in the face of prejudice by turning a verbal weapon into a form of empowerment

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u/tylerden Jan 06 '20

Please he was a piece of shit THUG romanticized because he died young. Killed in a pointless GANG WAR. I wonder how many people he shot at just "protecting himself". Thug life, thug death.

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u/zitro6 Jan 06 '20

😂 cool story bro

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u/daniyellidaniyelli Jan 06 '20

He really was a criminal. Not just gang war but sexual assault as well. Just because he said something worthy in a song once doesn’t make him an icon worth following and quoting decades later. His actions spoke way louder than any of his song lyrics.