Sadly, that's a reflection of industry attitudes - and okay, American attitudes - that predate Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday.
That my-business-is-none-of-your business attitude was okay in the past — but not at the turn of the millennium.
Your folks may want to take an attitude of "okay, it's all in the past - let's let bygones be bygones," which basically requires you to pretend that nothing ever happened.
or something simple like, "Things will be all right: it'll be okay!" Realize that your attitude makes a great impact on yourself and others and that frowning, cynicism, sarcasm and fatalism are kinds of craziness, which may be self-defeating and are "dis-humor --so lighten up.
Such shows not only debase their subjects in cruel ways, they suggest that such attitudes are okay, and completely acceptable in a civil society.
It's okay to flash a little attitude, but enthusiasm is a must.
With a positive attitude, everything is okay.
"Our attitude to compete was okay; I thought we controlled a lot of tackles during the course of the game but we sound like a broken record.
I don't think that getting a disease is going to be okay anymore (ID 40)." Changing attitudes related to being able to think about and understand past victimization history seemed to increase motivation for behavior change after release, including not going back to an abusive partner post release.
Labels are basically bad; it's okay to objectively describe an action or attitude as compassionate, but avoid labeling yourself.
