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The phrase "No matter how many times you wash a goat, it will still smell like a goat" is an African Proverb With a deeper meaning than just simply washing a goat. This phrase means that it doesn't matter how many times you try to, you cannot fully change a person's personality, religion, or lifestyle. In the past, when other empires conquered one another they would many times force residents of that empire to switch to their lifestyle and religions. This is called "forced conversion" because the captives are being forced to adapt to certain lifestyles they do not agree with. The proverb reminded people that they would always keep the same believes and be the same person they just had to find more secretive ways to do it. In current day America we do not have this issue however, in schools there are a lot of issues with bullying where this proverb comes into place. Many people feel it is their job to try and change someone into someone they like more or someone they could benefit more from. In the movie "Mean Girls" the plastics try to make Cady like them so she can be part of their posse. All of the sudden Cady is no one like she was before; she dresses differently, she parties, and she doesn't care about her family anymore. Then she sees the the consequences that she lost all of her old friends and her parents trust. These loses remind Cady of who she was, and she realized she wasn't a plastic she was the girl from Africa and she couldn't change that. Overall, This proverb is important because it has kept its meaning over time under different circumstances.