something i wrote for the coordinate studies program

[jadedstripes]

You’re right. I grew up in a town by the name of Upper Middle Class Suburbia. In my childhood neighborhood crime was unheard of, and we never locked our doors. A white picket fence (a weapon of class destruction) was our family’s home security system. Children played in our backyard on our jungle gym and their parents whistled for them to come home

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ESSAY -- Coordinate Studies Program (Part 2)

[gonzo_gibbie]

(EIGHT) You’re right. I have never been questioned or accused unlawfully. This is rightfully so, because I have never been exposed to things such as ecstasy, cocaine, meth, or heroin. I could walk down the street confidently with illegal paraphernalia, and not even hold the slightest bit of concern for the possibility of randomly being searched because I know I am in no way suspicious. Anytime I’ve ever been pulled over I’ve gotten out of it by being flirtatious.

(NINE) You’re right. I am the icon of what every woman should want to be. I am anorexic for the attention of the man with the fattest wallet. I can barely even hold up a conversation. I am a virgin that wears makeup and revealing outfits because I know my intelligence is much less attractive than my physical beauty. I strive to be pretty, sexy, or whatever it is that I need to be to impress those who will reward my efforts most materialistically. I wear skirts with hems that creep up my thigh liberally in hopes to catch your eye, and that you will be drawn by your lust for me. I am a future trophy wife that will be hated by feminists because ‘gold digging’ is apparently something they consider to be degrading.

(TEN) You’re right. I don’t believe all men were created equally, because I’m white and I want all of the benefits of the world to be saved for me. If slavery were legal I would take advantage of it because I am lazy. I could care less if there is justice and humanity because the Western world is skewed to favor me. I choose to ignore facts that have been discovered by biologists that state that race does not exist. This is not because I’m foolish, but rather because I like the world the way it is.

(ELEVEN) I am the Jewish man that saves frugally. I am the Asian woman that is likely to succeed in school because intelligence is transmitted genetically. I am the feminine straight man that is commonly questioned about his sexuality. I am the homosexual that is accused of being immoral or diseased. I am the African-American woman that works three jobs and is still considered to be lazy. I am aware of the two destinations that my own truth lies between. 1. Your eyes (where you make your observations self righteously) and 2. Your tongue (the tool you use to exploit your accusations of me).