TV is just a monitor over here (with a huge slew of cheap DVDs Ken keeps getting for me to watch--like I have to relive his childhood for him?).
Although I do like PBS. Saw the end of a special the other day called "People Like Us" or something, that explored class differences in America. Broke my heart: one story had a single mom, two kids, living in a trailer, and she has to WALK TEN MILES (one way) to clean the shitter at Burger King. And her son bitches at her because "she's always wearing that Burger King outfit, even if she's not working," like she has money to spend on her own clothes instead of keeping your fucking mouth fed.
Then there were these (WHITE) kids at a prep school, where a teacher remarked "These kids drive cars their parents bought them that cost more than what I make in a year."
Kirsten often has to tell me to turn the TV off, because she doesn't want to hear me yelling at it. Your election night party was not the first time I threw something at a TV screen (sorry about that...I hope it's OK).
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Date: 2004-12-02 03:40 am (UTC)TV is just a monitor over here (with a huge slew of cheap DVDs Ken keeps getting for me to watch--like I have to relive his childhood for him?).
Although I do like PBS. Saw the end of a special the other day called "People Like Us" or something, that explored class differences in America. Broke my heart: one story had a single mom, two kids, living in a trailer, and she has to WALK TEN MILES (one way) to clean the shitter at Burger King. And her son bitches at her because "she's always wearing that Burger King outfit, even if she's not working," like she has money to spend on her own clothes instead of keeping your fucking mouth fed.
Then there were these (WHITE) kids at a prep school, where a teacher remarked "These kids drive cars their parents bought them that cost more than what I make in a year."
Kirsten often has to tell me to turn the TV off, because she doesn't want to hear me yelling at it. Your election night party was not the first time I threw something at a TV screen (sorry about that...I hope it's OK).