One fresh footprint in a small smooth patch of fine white sand, surrounded by pale blue.

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Marge

There's no shame in being a pariah.

— The Simpsons  ·  1989

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker offers reassurance that being shunned by others is nothing to be embarrassed about. The line recasts social exile as a condition one can carry with dignity, suggesting that rejection reflects on the crowd's judgment as much as on the outcast, or perhaps not at all.

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