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When honoring ancestors means inheriting their limitations

I keep trying to write jokes that would make my late grandfather proud but I can't channel his voice without also channeling his generation's problematic views on women and sexuality.

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The cultural legacy you want to continue contains elements that conflict with your evolved understanding of justice and equality.

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