• tgm@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    Would someone take pity on an ignoramus, such as I, and explain the abbreviation and context?

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      16 days ago

      Lebron James was called out a while back for bringing that Malcolm X book to every public appearance he went to for at least a couple years. During one Q&A, someone recorded themselves asking him what his favorite chapters or passages from the book are or his favorite things about Malcolm X, and he couldn’t find a single answer.

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      16 days ago

      It’s a performative male thing, I’m pretty sure. The book looks like the title is “What To Do On Trains”

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      No clue about the context but ironically the abbreviation is “If You Know, You Know”.