Jocks By AJ Bennett Dealing with Homosexuality in Ammurican classrooms Jocks. Ahhh jocks. The supposedly popular kids in school, and yet the lowest forms of intelligence… in the universe. Where to begin on this subject…. Well, I loathe jocks, with a passion. They don't really get to me; they're just annoying beyond all belief, because they do NOT understand when they've been owned. And they get boring after being toyed with, because they rarely come up with anything new. They just revert to ad hominem attacks. Like “you're gay/stupid/fat/ugly/gay/stupid/gay/gay/gay” Which brings me to another point; their specific insults. In this day and age, it’s most often 'gay'; which honestly makes little sense. Oh teh noes, I'm happy, whatever shall I do? Okay, Okay, I know they mean homosexual. What I really want to know is what's so bad about being homosexual? I would get into a deep conversation about that, debating over whether it's a choice, whether it’s natural or not…. Except they don't have the brain capacity for any conversation more complex than one about the revolutionary war… with kindergarteners. Now, an important factoid to remember is this: Almost all insults are either regurgitated, or based off of personal insecurities. I actually have proof of this. Out of the group of jocks that harassed me and Wes last year (not naming any names), we were occasionally called 'fat' instead of gay. Except only one person called us fat. And what was the physical well being of said insulter? Let me put it to you this way. FAT ASS. Now, I do not know the cause of said fatness, but its just proof that insults are often based off of personal insecurities. The others were in good shape, and they did not call us fat. The fat one felt he had to call us fat to make himself feel less…. Fat. With that in mind, let us return to the 'gay' insult. These jocks are most likely either confused about their own sexuality, or worried that they're gay. Possibly because they've had homosexual thoughts, or they're just paranoid and homophobic. Of course, when I point this out to them, they pause for a moment, ever so tactfully say “you're gay”, and walk away. Now, I'm not just saying that most insults are based of personal insecurities to be able to call the jocks gay in return. That would be stupid. We actually have evidence (read: personal anecdotes) that strongly suggest these jocks are possibly homosexual. Once, we were sitting on the bleachers in gym class. We were being harassed, but only verbally. Then the leader jock needed to move past me. As he did so, he shoved his crotch in my face. On the way back, he shoved his ass in my face. Hmm… am I gay for unwillingly having crotch in my face, or is he gay for willingly shoving his crotch into close proximity of my face? I wonder… point that out to them, they say “we know you liked it”, which I clearly did not… Also, when they tell us to suck their d***s. I respond with: “you want me to?” and they reply “only because you want to." Okay… So say I really do want to do... “Said actions.” You're being nice to me all of a sudden? And when have I ever said that I wanted to? Have I given ANY indication that that is what I desire? NO! You've started this. Its so mind bogglingly annoying that they don't understand how STUPID they sound! Gah—I’m calming down before I start ranting mindlessly… And yet another reason why I hate jocks. I'm associated with them; not merely by school, nor merely by country, nor merely by species—but that we both have brains. I mean… Honestly, the mere fact that a brain can result in such stupid beings, degrades the reputation of MY brain.
Oh—right, avoiding the mindless ranting. But that did bring up a good point. “Association By Country.” This brings me to my second point. Ammuricanism. Now this isn't being patriotic—although in a perverse way it may be. To accurately describe this phenomenon, I'll have to tell you how it started. I do not say the pledge of allegiance in the morning. Mostly because I think it's been used so much and bored into my skull that it is now meaningless. So I have reason, but of course the jocks will take any excuse to attack me, even if it requires using their own country. They'd talked about doing stuff to me because I didn't say the pledge, but I shook it off—and nothing happened. Eventually, they'd ask: “Why don't you say the pledge?” but then the announcements start, so we can't talk. If they were truly interested, they would have asked after the announcements, but they didn’t. Except for one day, near the end of school.... The leader jock was walking by my desk, then suddenly dashed in close to me, slamming his fist to his chest, proudly saying “AMERICA.” Except, it sounded like “AMMURICA.” The substitute teacher sent him outside, but he said only “What did I do wrong?” The irony of the situation: he did that during the moment of silence, and they show the flag on the screen for that as well. So, I have good reason to not say the pledge, therefore he must interrupt something just as important to attack me? Hmmm… Very patriotic. He was eventually sent to the office, but he insisted on staying in the hall outside the class. That really got the ball rolling and the next day they called me a commie… But the day before, Wes, who sat next to me, had worn a Ho Chi Minh shirt. [Editor’s note – You do not wear that shirt to the Asian grocery store] So Ammuricanism is basically blind faith in the country, not even thinking about policies, or who's in office—and using that to attack others who aren't as patriotic, or are seemingly not as patriotic at the next convenient point. I find it just sad that someone has to use their country to make fun someone, rather than just saying “I don't like you.” Honestly, I see no reason why they think they're superior to me… It’s as if it’s just chosen that way or something. But, whatever; they're easy prey and good ranting material. Mindful ranting, that is. ~AJ Bennett AJ Bennett is a new writer for Overload, and is also the most recent incarnation of former soviet leader, Joseph Stalin. |
