'When did he cross that line from a person to a textile shrine?'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker questions when someone stopped being treated as a person and started being worshipped like an object.
- In plain terms
- When did we start treating this person like a statue instead of a human?
- What can you take from it?
- Dehumanization happens when we idolize people instead of seeing them.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who do you put on a pedestal?
- When do we stop seeing people?
Another view
Sometimes high status does change how people interact with others.
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