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2:10 PM - Porch Monkeys
Current mood: chipper
Category: Life
Before I get any "You racist!" or "Shut your whore mouth!" comments, just hear me out. First of all i'm totally comfortable being called a cracker, bird turd, blanco or gringo...or just about anything. It's hilarious to me. Come on, just say it: "Porch Monkey". Yeah, you know it's funny. I'm with Randall Graves here, I think if we try really hard, we can take it back. I mean, people don't really sit out and talk on thier porches anymore. Think about it, you watch old movies set in the 40's and 50's, people sat out on their porches and drank lemonade and just hung out. In essence: porch monkeys! In Nova's "Abslolute Cold", one of the experts on air conditioning made the observation that before air conditioning...that's what people did! They sat outside talking.
I've been called a racist and a bigot by a good many of my friends, which leads to me having to explain to them that I'm not racist, i'm just not afraid of being politically incorrect. Calling out blacks, whites or hispanics that live on wellfare and SSI, that don't take the effort to corral thier kids, or that stand in the middle of the aisles at grocery stores is not wrong; something needs to be done about it. It doesn't only belong on fanatical talk shows like Rush Limbaugh's, or on cartoon satire like South Park and Family Guy, it's a real issue that needs to voiced. Some people aren't told that they need to behave and follow the rules and laws and be decent citizens because the white man is afraid of being called a racist- THAT is where I have my problem. And you know what, as a working, voting American, I have the right to say something. I don't go around calling blacks "niggers", i'm not comfortable with that, and that isn't my right. What I am saying is that you should treat people according to who they are, not what they look like.
I've seen it all at my job, trailer trash, too-good-for-you rich folk, wellfare moms, gangstas, wangstas, nerds, retards, etc.; ans there are alot of good people that come through too. Here's what it all boils down too: Treat all humans with the same respect that you expect. IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE!! Stereotypes exist for a reason, but before you go "hatin' on" someone, it's your job to find out what they're like first.
Anyway, this blog came about as I was sitting around outside wth my neighbors on our respective porches: Lotica (for a little bit[sp??]), Lauren and her boyfriend Steve, and Ken. I mean, for a good five or six hours...drinking beer, staring at the neighbors, talking about recent events, chasing cats and skunks, playing music, shooting beer cans with BB and AirSoft guns...and smoking like fiends!! It had to be the most fun i've had in ages. Well, you know how certain movies stick with me forever, so I said we were "porch monkeys"; and it's cool 'cuz we're taking it back!
Kevin Smith probably doesn't read my blogs, but if he did, here's a shout out! Thanks for giving me LOADS of material to think about!
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