Paper Youth

every time i hear that quote, i think about how i got this light-up pen

so this guy behind her, whom no one was talking to, for some fucking reason says “wathing your weight? but what about the wait for your watch?“ (which is a completely unhinged response. like just complete Mad Hatter nonsense)

anyway this lady gets really uncomfortable and of the five people (me, him, her, the other checker, and the customer at the other register) who were now sucked into the uncomfortable silence, i decided that i should alleviate the tension by saying “you can’t wait for a watch; you don’t have the time”

Here’s Cameron Terrell, a rich white boy who lives in a million dollar neighborhood, who joined a gang in LA. He drove himself and 2 other gang members in his fathers luxury Mercedes Benz to a rival gang territory to do a drive by. After spotting a young black male (Justin Holmes) standing outside, Cameron and his 2 new gang buddies decided to kill him. Cameron is not in jail like the other 2 young black males who committed this crime with him (his parents were able to post his $500k bond and has been enjoying a home school education since October). Cameron was acquitted because they said he was just fascinated with gang life, he read books on gang life, and wanted to see what it was all about. His lawyer said Cameron should not be criticized for being “open-minded” about friends who “walk a different path”. 

THEY DROVE HIS CAR TO KILL SOMEONE AND HE GETS OFF SCOT FREE BECAUSE HE WAS FASCINATED AND SHOULDN’T BE PUNISHED BECAUSE HE IS OPEN MINDED. Open minded is trying new food or going to a new club not fucking killing someone

I also think about how wild it is that women get mocked and made fun of for pretending to be interested in sports and other things that are typically understood as male interests, and it seems like we’re the weird ones for doing that, but it’s crazy how there’s no pressure on men to be interested in, or at least understand anything considered feminine, like, wouldn’t you want to have knowledge about something your significant other is interested in?