It Isn’t Nice
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"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 |
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
ⓘ
critique of social complacency ⓘ direct action ⓘ nonviolent protest ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| writer | Malvina Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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