Some Blame #FredRogers for the World's Narcissism (They Think 'Telling Kids "They're #Special"' led to 'a Generation of #SelfEntitled Louts') | @GillianHearst

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What I show here is 'the group of words' that couch "that word" (below hyperlinked to IMDb's page about their film about Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood's influence on the media-landscape) into your vocabulary ... deeper meanings that 'firm the foundations' upon which our lexicon stands ...
The word “Special” is built on ancient words that mean |Appearance, Kind, Sort (Species ... evolved to words-that-mean Marked-Off from others by some |Distinguishing Quality, |Dear, |Favored" or Selected for an Important Task, Chosen" or |Extraordinary with a |Distinctive Character (useful for Special Occasions), |Excellent, Precious" or Individual, |Particular" or Limited as to Function, -Operation or -Purpose"). 
#SpecialEffects #SpecialInterest #SpecialPleading #SpecialEducation #Specialty #Especially #Specials 
The word “Self-#Entitled” (i.e. Bestowing Rank or Privilege upon themselves) is built on ancient words that mean In + |Title. #SelfEntitlement #SelfEntitle #Entitle #Entitlement #Entitling #Entitles
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The old footage that 'hit my ear wrong' was Mr. Rogers telling children 'he loves them just the way they are,' because it implies that they don't need to improve themselves any. (Of course it's probably "obvious" that 'they can't reach their goals if they stay just the way they are' ... which is where it might be important to remember WHAT Mr. Rogers loved about them---specified in "It's You I Like")

I think it was 'cleared-up' (in the sense that self-doubt is never really "cleared-up") in the duet "Am I a Mistake?"

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