It Isn’t Nice
E451871
"It Isn’t Nice" is a protest song by folk singer-songwriter Malvina Reynolds that criticizes social complacency and defends direct action in the struggle for civil rights and social justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| It Isn’t Nice canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4551291 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: It Isn’t Nice Context triple: [Malvina Reynolds, notableWork, It Isn’t Nice]
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A.
This Can't Be Good
"This Can't Be Good" is a song by the American rock band Discipline, known for their dark, progressive rock style.
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B.
It Is What It Is
It Is What It Is is a conceptual art project by British artist Jeremy Deller that examines the Iraq War through public dialogue and the display of a car destroyed in a Baghdad bombing.
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C.
Not Ready to Make Nice
"Not Ready to Make Nice" is a Grammy-winning country song by the Dixie Chicks that defiantly addresses the backlash the band faced after criticizing U.S. President George W. Bush.
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D.
You Ain't the First
"You Ain't the First" is an acoustic, country-tinged rock song by Guns N' Roses known for its laid-back, barroom style and breakup-themed lyrics.
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E.
It's Bad for Ya
"It's Bad for Ya" is a 2008 stand-up comedy special by George Carlin, known for its sharp social commentary and being his final HBO performance before his death.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: It Isn’t Nice Target entity description: "It Isn’t Nice" is a protest song by folk singer-songwriter Malvina Reynolds that criticizes social complacency and defends direct action in the struggle for civil rights and social justice.
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A.
This Can't Be Good
"This Can't Be Good" is a song by the American rock band Discipline, known for their dark, progressive rock style.
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B.
It Is What It Is
It Is What It Is is a conceptual art project by British artist Jeremy Deller that examines the Iraq War through public dialogue and the display of a car destroyed in a Baghdad bombing.
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C.
Not Ready to Make Nice
"Not Ready to Make Nice" is a Grammy-winning country song by the Dixie Chicks that defiantly addresses the backlash the band faced after criticizing U.S. President George W. Bush.
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D.
You Ain't the First
"You Ain't the First" is an acoustic, country-tinged rock song by Guns N' Roses known for its laid-back, barroom style and breakup-themed lyrics.
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E.
It's Bad for Ya
"It's Bad for Ya" is a 2008 stand-up comedy special by George Carlin, known for its sharp social commentary and being his final HBO performance before his death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk song
ⓘ
protest song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| advocates |
civil disobedience
ⓘ
direct action tactics ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1960s protest music
ⓘ
folk revival ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizes |
calls for order over justice
ⓘ
passivity in the face of injustice ⓘ respectability politics ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
protest song ⓘ |
| hasLyricsPerspective | first-person plural ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
grassroots activism
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ racial equality ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | music ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor | defense of disruptive protest tactics ⓘ |
| performer | Malvina Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | left-wing ⓘ |
| theme |
civil rights
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critique of social complacency ⓘ direct action ⓘ nonviolent protest ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| writer | Malvina Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: It Isn’t Nice Description of subject: "It Isn’t Nice" is a protest song by folk singer-songwriter Malvina Reynolds that criticizes social complacency and defends direct action in the struggle for civil rights and social justice.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.