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I want to have a crazy love affair. Something that's so crazy I won't even want to tell my best friend.
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My wonderful bud Riley has been working crazy mad on this project. All of Hamline should support his work.
I am a girl who is in an open relationship and I wan to have sex with some one. Really anyone. As long as you don't have the herp, your not a douchbag and you like art. Is this too much to ask?
I'm the person who posted about being a white male and not seeing privilege like you do. Here's my story so you can understand where I come from and why you are wrong to tell me that I have been "privileged".
I was born poor. Very poor.
My first job was at 8 years old, cutting grass for the meghbor lady. She paid me 25 cents am acre to push mow her 5 acres.
At 9 years old I started shoveling manure Ito a wheel barrow for the farmer down the street. His son would come out and throw pig manure at me and laugh. I couldn't tell anyone about it for fear of losing my 5$ an hour job. At 10, I got a second job sacking potatoes for another farmer. I worked with illegal immigrants to help pay my parents grocery bill. My parents worked two and three jobs to pay for my brother'a and my food. My father was abusive, mostly verbally but also physically. My grandparents worked me like a slave, because they believed that hard work was the ony way for a child to be raised. They also hit me.
I began roofing houses with some of the local Mexicans when I turned 12. I used to come home, fingers and knees bleeding give my parents my daily earnings to help pay the bills and go back to work for the farmer. When I was in school I was beaten daily by a few of the local bully's for being overweight.
When I turned 15, I finally got a job as a barista making minimum wage. At 15 I would go to school, then to work, then to my second or third job. All I wanted to do was play sports because I was a very good pitcher.
At 16 I saved up all my money and bought a truck. My parents didn't pay for my insurance, they didn't pay for my vehicle, they didn't pay for my phone bill.
At 17 I was denied a job because the company had to hire an ethnic minority to meet their quota. At 18 I began attending a community college where I was laughed at for being a "hick" and a "redneck". I paid my way through school myself. At 19 my girlfriend left me for another girl. At 20 I was denied a job because the company felt they wanted a woman, though I had 2 years more experience and more education in the field.
At 21, I began attending Hamline and I was mocked for being a conservative. People made fun of me here and call me a "meat head" because I love to workout. I have been ridiculed for having a different viewpoint than others here. I have been stopped by safety and security because I had duck decoys in my vehicle. I have been told that I should stop working so much in order to study more because I have a c/b average. Guess what? My life hasn't been all sunshine and rainbows, contrary to what my skin color may tell you. It is racist to think a black person is a criminal, it is sexist to think a woman isn't capable, yet when you think I've had privilege That I haven't and you judge me because of what you think it is acceptable? It is complete bullsh!t. Don't you dare tell me I've been privileged because you think that all white men are privileged. True, most are, but you can't generalize an entire population unless you are a hypocrite.
In regards to the post about Hamline students being ignorant about mental health, you're right. The people here at Hamline really are ignorant, it's the one irritating thing I've noticed in my two years here and it's sad. 1 in 10 adults will suffer from depression in their lifetime, an 1 in 100 young people suffer from an eating disorder right now. Don't however, assume that those who post here are all ignorant. People have gotten angry at posts I've made about the topic, not knowing that I've got depression and an eating disorder. I'm not saying my advice is any good, but my experiences, like others here, have colored how I judge myself and others with disorders. It's just something to keep in mind when posting or just talking with others. You don't really know them, so why judge so harshly? But then again what do I know? My advice is probably shit.
Okay I'm tired of all these political posts. Let's get something straight, there is nothing wrong with someone disagreeing with certain social rights such as gay marriage. I get it, and everyone has a right to their own opinion. However, when you try to strip away someone's legal rights because of your selfish discomfort and blame it on your religion, you're being a bigot. Your religion/ views don't govern the country. It's against my religion to drink alcohol, but I don't go around trying to make it illegal.
To anybody who attends Hamline University you shouldn't be lecturing about privilege...you're obviously doing okay if you attend an institution like this.
Due to a choice few people here I have lost some of the caring heart that made me the happy guy my friends and acquaintances at Hamline have come to know. I will try to find it again because that is the kind of person I truly am but I will unfortunately be a little cold until I do. I apologize in advance
- S