Post #181167 by Thomas on Mon, Aug 22, 2005 12:27 PM

I recall some interesting parts filmed in the town. In one part, some kid calls himself (and cohorts) "freaks" and a kindly local woman says like, "Now, why would you call yourself that? You're not freaks." "Yes we are, at least that how everyone sees us." "Oh, no you're not, you shouldn't call yourself such a thing..." (I'm paraphrasing big-time.) The point to me was that the kid was actually hung-up on a rather rigid, defensive point of view, and the older lady was in fact much more broad-minded.

There is another point when locals are basically saying, "Oh, the kids are fine, very courteous, we're not having any problems..." but then one guy disagrees: "Well, I don't like it one bit. Not one bit. (Camera zooms on his agitated face.) THEY'RE ALL ON POT!!" I found it so funny, and still do.

BTW, speaking of social change and the lack thereof, isn't it amazing that now that those "kids" are in the driver's seat here in the US, so to speak, marijuana remains criminalized? No politics here, just -- wow, you might've thought...