Process of questioning someone
Characterized as being the end
A thick syrup
The genre science fiction
To make sense of a code-like message
Tattooed
Quick-tempered
Oozed
Idling
Temporary preventing someone from doing something
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Bri’s mother advises her to do what others ask, even when she knows that she is in the right, because in her view it is sometimes easier to comply than to take a stand. This advice likely reflects Bri's mother's own experiences.
From the text (Bri chokes at the line in bold)
The beat starts again, but all the lines in my head suddenly don’t exist.
“I . . .”
Murder this chick in cold blood.
I can still hear the gunshots that took him from us.
“He . . .”
Like someone did her...
I think this is the case. Gender expectations still exist in society and art. Bre is rapping about what girls shoudn't talk about. She is breaking from gender norms.
