rexter2k5
rexter2k5 t1_j0moe5z wrote
Reply to comment by pleasekillmerightnow in History-making Asian American soccer player describes his journey to self-acceptance | Kellyn Acosta, the first Asian American to appear in the World Cup for the USMNT, described how others have dismissed his Japanese heritage, and the harmful stereotypes around Asians and sports. by AsslessBaboon
I've always loved the scene in Barry when young Barack explains his family situation to a civil rights activist and the dude just looks at him and says:
"Do you know what that makes you?"
pregnant pause
"An American."
rexter2k5 t1_j2cy2kw wrote
Reply to comment by Quirtee in TIL John Steinbeck IV wrote an article in January 1968 about marijuana usage among the troops. This set off a media firestorm, & the Army began clamping down on marijuana usage, arresting ~1000 G.I.s a week for possession. Many G.I.s switched to heroin, which was odorless and thus harder to detect. by The_Critical_Cynic
Reefer Madness is the greatest anti-anti-marijuana media piece ever. The difference between how they show people smoking weed and how people actually smoke weed is fucking hilarious.