Weed Time

I've tried posting this several times, but here it goes again. Hopefully it won't mess up this time. As I mentioned earlier this week in response to Jane or Stephanie, I can recall several moments in time when I've had to argue with somebody after asserting that I'm a feminist. These arguments are usually, and this is strange to me, with women, who claim that they want nothing to do with feminism. I'm like, wha? You want nothing to do with becoming an equal to man? But these people often have some kind of idea in their minds that feminists are the crazy things the comedy shows and or movies make them out to be: rhetoric spewing, man hating lesbians. So for the approval of people here, I submit a little transcript from a movie I made a long time ago, Weed Time with George and Carlos. It tells the story of two potheads, George (played by Mike Dauro) and Carlos (played by me) who are on a quest for weed. Anyway, they decide to visit some friends of Carlos, but George is wary.

EXT. MULVA’S APARTMENT - AFTERNOON

Carlos and George are once again on a doorstep awaiting an answer.

GEORGE
You sure about this, C?

CARLOS
I know she smokes. We’re running out of options.

GEORGE
Yeah, but she’s such a feminist.

CARLOS
So? I’m a feminist.

GEORGE
(laughing)
What? No you’re not.

CARLOS
Yeah I am, and what’s so fucking funny?

GEORGE
You can’t be a feminist because you’re not a
woman!


CARLOS
What? Are you a fucking moron? I am a
feminist because I believe in equal rights
for women!

GEORGE
So do I, but I ain’t no feminist.

CARLOS
Yes you are.

GEORGE
No, I’m not a feminist because I’m not a
women and I’m not a fucking queer.

CARLOS
Fucking queer? That’s great. Why don’t you
just go join the Ku Klux Klan while you’re on
a roll?

The door opens to reveal MULVA LORRAY, a butchily dressed young woman. The door opens as George is in the middle of his next line.

GEORGE
Maybe I will join the Ku Klux... Klan...

Mulva looks angry.

CARLOS
Mulva! How are you?

MULVA
Carlos, good to see you. Come in.

She welcomes Carlos in, then simply nods at George when he passes.

MULVA
George.

GEORGE
Mulva.


See? A transcript of the very problems I've had with people when I tell them I'm a feminist. Of course, the next scene is George and Carlos in Laura's apartment, surrounded by the sort of stereotypical feminists that you might see in a comedy show and/or movie. I don't know what I was trying to teach the public with Weed Time. Probably don't do drugs. If anybody knows how to put the transcribed scene above onto youtube, feel free to do it, and I'll just link it.

And I do wonder if Stephanie is onto something about the internet setting feminist causes back. On the one hand, it allows anyone with an internet connection the same level of freedom pretty much. But on the other hand, most of this freedom is spent looking at Paris Hilton's vagina. Or vagnia, if you will. Or vagani. I'm just trying to spell that wrong so we get more search engine hits. Forsooth! I didn't say very good things this week.