I graduated high school in 99.
There was a student at our school named Wayne.
Wayne was gay. It was obvious. He was unable to stay in the closet even if he wanted to. To make matters worse, he was also Black. From a bullying standpoint, that was not a great combo. Both Black and white students made fun of him relentlessly. He was ostracized from the only community that may have given him protection. Only us theater kids stuck up for him, but not to significant effect.
Wayne was bullied so much that at one point he finally snapped and attacked his bullies with a lunch tray. I was actually seated in perfect line of sight and just sat there chewing my soggy fries in stunned silence. It didn't even seem real as I was witnessing it. The image of him wailing on his main bully as the food on his tray flew off is permanently logged into my long term memory.
The bully he attacked had blood all over his face and went straight to the nurse. Other than superficial cuts, he was not injured.
Before the attack, Wayne went to teachers for help. He went to guidance counselors for help. He went to the principals for help.
He did all of the things you were supposed to do. No one helped him. They wagged a finger at the bullies and warned them to stop.
Wayne's lunch tray melee was the only thing that worked. His bullies stayed far away from him. But a week later Wayne was expelled and the bullies were given no punishment.
So... no.
No one in my school talked about being trans.
Because the only way to survive being openly queer was to bash people with a lunch tray.
This plot is thicker than frozen butter
>"person of interest" captured in Altoona PA
>POI was stopped at a McDonald's getting food
>carrying multiple fake IDs and a passport
>also carrying manifesto and potential murder weapon + silencer
>identified based on hostel mugshot that doesn't appear to be the same person in other photos
>fake ID matches the one used by POI at Hostel, where they already knew this person was
>picture of the shooter that they claim to have tracked back to the Starbucks has noticeably thinner and wider eyebrows than POI, as well as completely different clothing
>suspect was purportedly tracked from crime scene on cameras and disappeared at a bus station
>greyhound NYC to Altoona PA is less than a day, as is a Greyhound from NYC to Toronto
>shooter has been roaming free for five days
>NYPD, the most vain police department in the world, has been pursuing even the most fuckstupid leads they have (veterinary pistol lol) and spreading photos that are obviously not all the same person
>NYPD has a long history of fabricating evidence against arrested suspects and then dropping cases in court, having done this with a murder case as recently as this past January
>New York City is the financial capital of the nation and needs to appear safe for the capitalist class or it will surely hemorrhage funding
>Eric Adams, Mayor of New York, is currently embroiled in a humiliating corruption investigation and doesn't have much remaining face he can afford to lose
Noooo not my Big Gulp :(
imagine getting raptured and you have to leave ur drink behind that would suck
Somehow Shapiro being a simp for AI doesn’t surprise me
Possibly the greatest NPR exchange ever recorded
Lyrical gold
a little bit of dinner in my life
a little bit of mah boi by my side
a little bit of spaghetti is all i need
a little bit of gay luigi? is what i see
a little bit of pingas in the sun
a little bit of pootis all night long
a little bit of lamp oil here i am
a little bit of rope makes me your bombs.
Pirate all your favorite shows, movies, and games while you still have the chance.
Get boggled, idiots
Brb, grabbing the homies to raid the corporate HQ like an MMO dungeon. The BBEG is Elon Musk.