Reprogramming Our Youth

More gun violence in the city. The perpetrators and victims are KIDS! What the fuck is WRONG in this society??? I am really at a loss for words when I see incidents like this because it's just mind-boggling how short-sighted, ignorant, and hopeless these children are today.

I want to at least TRY to help.

I want to sit down and really talk to some of these young people and find out why they're so troubled. Maybe I can show them that there is another way besides what they hear in the ignorant rap music.

I saw a young guy walking down the street the other day with his pants sagging, and wanted to ask him "why? What the fuck is the POINT in showing us your butt? Is it to attract girls? Is it to attract GUYS?" I don't know, but the shit just looks STUPID! I did it one time, in the third grade (they were also backwards, but that's neither here nor there) and my ol dude embarrassed the shit outta me in front of a buncha my friends. After that, I never had the desire to wear my pants like that again.

Anyway, I want to start a group within the City of Detroit which focuses on changing the mindset that young Black men have to be thugs in order to be respected. They need to know that there are other avenues available to them. As well, then need to be given a means to reach them. They need to know that a gun is NEVER an acceptable option for conflict resolution. It really is time for this cycle of ignorance to stop perpetuating itself in the Black community. We need to come together, and be just that - a commUNITY!

I have no idea how to go about doing this, which is why I'm calling on whomever is interested in brainstorming to get this idea off the ground. Get at me tomdabomb2u@gmail.com. I'm really ready to do this.

Peace.

Mondays. . .

OK. So I'm sitting in the lounge at school with a buncha folk. At this point, I'm used to being the only Black guy in the room at LTU. We're all joking and having a good time, when one of them says "I hate Mondays..." and all of them start crackin up. I found it a little weird, being that it was Tuesday, but I paid it no attention. Then they kept talking about it. One of them said "Urban Dictionary has a definition - 'a word that can be used to describe a black person without insulting them with them knowing.' hahahaha"

I looked up and said "WHAT?!"



And everybody got quiet. . .


So I looked it up, and sure enough. . . Monday. One friend of mine said "Kill them. NOW!" . . . . after strong consideration, I decided to just leave. But I can't say it didn't bother the shit outta me.

I HATE to generalize a whole race by saying "white people are racist, and not to be trusted" but they keep proving the shit RIGHT! Shit like this makes me wonder how my white friends talk about me when I'm not around.

The more I think about it, the more upset I get, and the more heads I wanna crack (figuratively?)




. . . . now tell me what the fuck am I supposed to do?

I understand Love Lockdown!

OK. . . so I NEVER been one for the funny voice shit, but Kanye makes me hate it just enough to make it lovable! When I first heard Love Lockdown, I pictured a disheveled Kanye West alone in a studio - bloodshot eyes, unshaven, collar up on an expensive ass button-up with a blazer, beating out notes on a keyboard, singing drunken randomness about shit nobody cared about. . . .

. . . then i started drinking . . .

And magically, everything made sense!

And I heard this version.

I've BEEN where Kanye is! Some dumb broad thinks she IS what she AIN'T! And he's TOLD her she AIN'T what she THINK she is cuz somebody ELSE is that, but SHE don't wanna hear it! It's kinda like tryina explain somethin to somebody, but not knowing the words, so it just comes out like "Whenever the time might be, we together might make the most of whatever it is that is the utmost of the almost might have been of whatever we thought was, but never came to actuality. And even though for the furtherance of the cause might justify the opposite, we could even not try the distant alternative." Make sense??? NO!!!! Just like Love Lockdown doesn't make sense! Just gotta FEEL it! When you listen to it DRUNK and OPEN-MINDED, it's GINEUS!!!

As for me, I'M DEFINITELY keeping MY love on lockdown from NOW ON!!!


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EDIT - It is now the next day. I am sober, and no longer understand Love Lockdown. Ay, Dios mio! :-(

Bus Log: Tue 07 Oct 2008 - Return to HP

Taking McNichols to Woodward today instead of Grand River straight down. This route takes me directly through the heart of Highland Park, or as I like to call it, "The Land of WTF???"

Not much activity on the 6 Mile bus, but when I transferred onto Woodward, I made the decision to not get on the DDOT, but I opted to wait for a Smart.

And the ignorance ensued shortly thereafter. . .

I walked to my seat near the back of the bus, and there's this old man sitting dead center in the back, taking up 3 of the 5 seats. He's not big, just got his legs spread wide open, so no one can sit to his immediate left or right. There are people in both corners though, a woman on the left and a guy on the right. Old guy is wearing a button-up that looks like an old No-Limit album cover. It's bright orange, rayon and has a New York Interstate sign and a naked woman on it.

He's already talking

Ugly Shirt: . . .jumped out, SHOT THAT MUTHAFUCKA WITTA 38!
Woman to Left: Fo REAL?
US: YOU ever shot a chicken before???
W: Nah.
Man to Right: I ain't neva SHOT one, but I sho do kill a Church's Tuesday Special!

...during this time, I'm struggling to keep up, typing shorthand all that I can in my phone. People HAVE to realize that I'm taking notes on them when they're doin this crazy shit.

US: Sheeit, if I get hungry enough, I'll eat HER! ::points to Woman to Left::
WL: ::unamused, with alarmed look in her eyes, turns to ignore him::
US: Yep, if I was starvin, I'd start wit them two lil fingers, pop em in my mouth and eat em! How bout u man? Whassisname. . . DAHMER did it! And she a beautiful guh too!

LMAO WTF does being beautiful have to do with eating (non-sexually, of course) a person alive??? Do beautiful people taste better??

US: Sheeit, man my daddy from Alabama, and my mama from Arkansas - I can eat a raw steak! Uon't believe me do u? Man if I put some salt and pepper on it, some seasonin salt, Iont even need no stove!
MR: So you eat raw meat?
US: Well not a WHOOOOLE lot, but I can DO it.
MR: You like vegetables too?
US: Yeah I like em. But BLOOD keep us alive! If u run out, how long u think u'll be here???
MR: So you would never be a vegetarian huh?
US: ::looked like his feelings were hurt:: NAW! Man I'm a MEAT man!! Man they tell u shit bad for u and it really don't be! Lookit bottled water. Shit, man u take some water out the faucet, put it in the fij-a-rater, whatchu got?? Bottled water.
Me: ::taking a sip of my bottled water, hoping to catch his attention::
US: Looka here - aaawwls u gotta do, go out the country, dig a hole, u got good water! HERE, u gon find a skeleton! And if u got a choice, u gon live or die???

Other highlights

• Gray Tufts
  This lady is on the bus with thinning, VERY gray hair. . . with jet black braided ponytail extensions.



• Hood President
  Some idiot wrote "Jon MacCaine - 7 Mile President." ....gotta admit, this asshole is kinda creative.

Lessons I've Learned the Hard Way

• 1.) Curious people should not iron naked.


• 2.) Re: #1 - Nipples DO scab


• 3.) Cialis is not for young men. You will murder someone
  (. . .from what I hear. . .)


• 4.) That warning label on the bottle of 151 is not for decoration - it IS actually flammable. . . . . VERY flammable, in fact.


• 5.) Air spray does not kill bees, only angers them.


• 6.) If you know there are centipedes where you sleep, do not do a Google Image search on centipedes before going to bed.


• 7.) You cannot cook the "spoil" out of meat. If it smells bad BEFORE you cook it, abort the mission - eat a bowl of cereal instead.


• 8.) Red Bull on an empty stomach makes your (my) balls hurt for some reason.

I hope someone finds this knowledge useful and avoids some of the situations I've had to face.

Godspeed.