Cabanga ngalokhu okulandelayo, uma ukwazi.
Ake ucabange ukuthi iqembu lentsha emnyama lalizokwehlela edolobheni lasekolishi, liye endaweni evulekile futhi liqhubeke nokubhema ibhodwe—inqwaba yalo—njengoba lalimemezele ukuthi lizokwenza, ngaso leso sikhathi elalithembise ukuba khona lapho. Izinkulungwane zabo, zakhanyisa, zacishe zaqunga isibindi ngamaphoyisa ukuba enze umthetho futhi azibophe.
Manje, esimweni esifana nalesi, ucabanga ukuthi kuzothatha isikhathi esingakanani ukuthi amaphoyisa ashayele i-bluff?
Uma ngabe unake noma yikuphi kulokho okubizwa ngempi yezidakamizwa, cishe uzoyazi impendulo. Ngabantu bebala abahlale bethwele kanzima ngenxa yokuqhekeka kwezidakamizwa, nakuba abamhlophe besebenzisa izidakamizwa ngamanani alingana noma angaphezulu kwalawo abansundu nabansundu. Ngakho-ke, isibonelo, nakuba abamhlophe bahlanganisa ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angu-70 abo bonke abasebenzisi bezidakamizwa (abaphakeme kancane kunesabelo sethu sabantu), futhi abamnyama namaLatinos ehlangene akha cishe amaphesenti angu-25 abasebenzisi (ngaphansi kwesabelo sabo esihlanganisiwe sabantu), ngamaqembu amabili okugcina amalungu awo ahlanganisa cishe abantu abayisi-9 kwabayi-10 ababoshelwe icala e-US Cha, intsha emnyama nensundu ayikwazanga ukubalekela ukwephulwa kwemithetho eminingi yalolu hlobo isikhathi eside.
Kodwa uma inqwaba yabakha amatshe abamhlophe bememezela izinhlelo zabo zebhodwe elikhulu, elaziwa ngokushintshana (kuye ngokuthi yimiphi imicimbi enjalo esikhuluma ngayo) njengokuthi 420 Smoke-Out, noma I-420 Festival (the 420 ingeyona- ikhodi eyimfihlo yokusebenzisa insangu), bese uqhubeka nokwephula imithetho ephikisana nomcimbi onjalo njengoba nje uthembisile, akukho okwenzekayo. Akukho kuboshwa, akukho magama acashuniwe, akukho nokungena esixukwini ngamaphoyisa ashiseka ngokweqile ahlose ukugeqa amakhanda ezigebengu ezibekwe phambi kwabo. Vele akunjalo.
Njengoba nje kuncane kakhulu endleleni yokusabela kwezomthetho lapho abafundi basekolishi abamhlophe bevukela emakhempasi abo, njengoba benzile izikhathi ezingaphezu kuka-150 kule minyaka eyishumi nanhlanu edlule, futhi abakaze babhekane nezindaba ezibalulekile zezombusazwe zokungabi nabulungisa kwezenhlalo, noma impi, kodwa kunalokho. , ngenxa yemiphumela yemicimbi yezemidlalo noma ukuvinjelwa kokuphuza ezinganekwaneni. Uyabona-ke bakwethu bayacasuka uma uphazamisa ilungelo lethu lomcimbi.
Ngakho-ke e-Boulder, Colorado nase-Santa Cruz, California emasontweni ambalwa edlule (ngo-April 20, 4/20 uyakuthola? Akukho okuhlekisayo lapha, ukuziphatha okuxakayo okubikezelwayo kwe-pothead), izinkulungwane zabantu-uma sikhuluma ngezibalo, cishe bonke bemhlophe. , futhi kungenabo abantu abansundu, ngaphandle kwesithombe sikaBob Marley sesikibha-esibonakala sivusa amadlingozi: ingxenye yohambo lwebhodwe lonyaka oseluneminyaka embalwa luqhubeka, luhlale lufana, lungakaboshwa. umphumela.
Manje ungaqondi kahle, nginikeze ingxenye yami efanelekile yokhula, futhi angiyena owokumela ukwenziwa kube yicala umsebenzi onjalo, njengoba ngicabanga ukuthi kokubili kuwukumosha izinsiza zohlelo lwezobulungiswa nokujezisa ngokweqile. Nokho akukho kulokhu okuyiphuzu. Iphuzu liwukuthi: abantu abanebala elimhlophe bamane bangakwazi ukubalekela ukungawuhloniphi umthetho okungaka, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi lowo mthetho ubuwula kangakanani. Kodwa ama-hippie amhlophe e-hacky-sack kickin' aqhubeka ekholelwa-okuphikisa bonke ubufakazi obuphikisana nalokho-ukuthi i-patchouli ingavala ngempela iphunga lomzimba? Hhayi-ke, bangabalekela noma yini.
Yebo, ukufunda isihloko sephepha labafundi e-UC Santa Cruz, ungase ucabange ukuthi kube nokusabela okweqile kwamaphoyisa ngokuziphatha okunjalo. Phela, i-"UCSC Cracks Down on 4/20 Festival," yenza kubonakale sengathi mhlawumbe abaphathi banqume ukubopha abantu ngempela, noma babamise noma babaxoshe ngenxa yokuziphatha okungekho emthethweni. Kodwa cha. Lapho efunda lesi sihloko umuntu ufunda ukuthi "ngokubhidliza" umbhali wayesho ukuthi ikhampasi izomisa izivimbelo, isebenzise imithetho yokupaka, inciphise ukusetshenziswa kwezimoto ezithutha isikole futhi ivimbele abafundi ekubeni abangani baphahlazeke ezindlini zabo zokulala ubusuku bonke. Maye izingulube, isiphi isimo samaphoyisa! Ngokusobala abantu base-Santa Cruz abakayitholi imemo yokuthi bangabhekana kanjani nezisulu ezinjengalezi. Eqinisweni, ukusabela kwezikhulu zaseColorado-Boulder eziwafafaze phansi ngamanzi aphuma ohlelweni lokufafaza eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Nakuba abanye phakathi kwababuthene kungenzeka ukuthi bake babhekana nokugcotshwa njengokucindezelayo—phela, kungase kufane nokugeza uma umuntu eba manzi ngokwanele—kwabaningi, lesi senzakalo cishe sasibhekwa njengokuphumula okwamukelekayo kusukela ngosuku olushisayo.
Noma ngivame ukuvumelana nalabo abathi imbiza inomphumela omncane wezempilo omubi kubasebenzisi bayo, ibonakala inemiphumela engathi sína kakhulu yokusebenza kwengqondo, okungenzeka ukuthi, yazi, inkinga ekolishi. Ngempela, endaweni enkulu yokukhipha intuthu e-Boulder ngo-2008, abasebenzisi abamhlophe babonisa ubumpofu obubangelwa izidakamizwa obungabhekwa njengobuguliswa ngokwesiko uma buboniswa ngabafundi bemibala. Ngakho-ke, ngokwesibonelo, naphezu kokuba i-CU Boulder iyunivesithi ekhetha kakhulu, bakwazile ukuvuma ukuthandwa kuka-Emily Benson, owatshela intatheli ukuthi empeleni weza esikoleni "ngenxa yomoya wokhula," futhi abe yingxenye yokunyakaza okusemthethweni kwebhodwe. . Hhayi ngemfundo, khumbula, kodwa ukuze uthole ukuphakama. Futhi ngenxa yalokhu, wathatha indawo eyayingase inikezwe ingane emnyama noma ensundu esebenza kanzima esikhundleni, noma ingane emhlophe yesigaba sabasebenzi yalolo daba enokukhathazeka okukhulu kwansuku zonke kunama-munchies. Yibize ngokuthi, isenzo sokuqinisa amatshe: uhlobo lwempatho ekhethekile olwadluliselwa kwabaningi abamhlophe eBoulder ngokusobala, kuhlanganise nowesifazane osemusha owazwakalisa ukudumala kwakhe lapho ezwa ukuthi amakhukhi nama-muffin anikezwa omunye wabafundi afunda nabo ekilasini lika-4/20. I-fest yayingeyona "emilingo," njengoba kunjalo, igcwele izidakamizwa eziningi ayesezidlile. U-Bummer: manje kuzofanele abhekane nalelo phuzu kanye ne-Adderall. Uzosinda kanjani enyameni enjena?
Khonamanjalo, njengoba uNkz. Benson okukhulunywe ngaye ngenhla (ovela endaweni yaseKansas City, futhi abazali bakhe okufanele baziqhenye ngaye) enza umkhuba wakhe, futhi njengoba izinkulungwane zabafundi afunda nabo abamhlophe zenza kanjalo—abaningi babo benza izinwele zomunye nomunye bafake ama-dreadlocks, ngoba ayikho into ehamba kahle ngelungelo labamhlophe ukwedlula ukwabiwa kwamasiko-ngabafundi bebala abaqhubeka nokutshelwa ukuthi abafanelekile, ukuthi yibona abathatha isikhala ezikoleni eziphakeme ngokungafanele, ukuthi ukwamukelwa kwabo ezindaweni ezinjalo "kwehliswa amazinga" futhi kwehlise inani leziqu zasekolishi.
Okuxakayo kwakho konke bekungeke kuphelele kakhulu: inqwaba yabafundi basekolishi abamhlophe bekhala ngokugunyazwa kwebhodwe, bengaboni ukuthi kubo kakade, empeleni, kusemthethweni. Ukube bebefuna ngempela ukubona imithetho ishintsha, bebezophuma befuna kuqedwe impi yokucwasa ngokwebala nokucwasa ngezidakamizwa. Bazobe bebambe iqhaza ekukhulumeni, hhayi izingoma ezishisa izikhotha, ezokugcina ezenza okwakuqala kube nzima kakhulu. Eqinisweni, ukuphela kwendlela imithetho yezwe yezidakamizwa engase ishintshe ngayo—kuwo wonke umuntu—kungaba uma amajele namajele agcwala izidumbu ezibukeka zifana nalezi ezisemathafeni ase-UC Santa Cruz nase-quad at. CU Boulder. Kuphela uma abamhlophe beqala ukuvalelwa lapho kuyolethwa ingcindezi eyanele ukuze kukhululwe imithetho yezidakamizwa. Uma nje laba abavalelwayo bemnyama nabansundu, bona kanye abelungu izingane zabo ezivutha amalangabi (ngokwesekwa kwabakhokhi bentela, ngemalimboleko yabafundi hhayi kancane), ngeke basho lutho. Mhlawumbe uma izinyanda zabo ezincane ze-THC ziqala ukuthunyelwa ekuhlanganyeleni (njengasejele, hhayi olunye uhlobo), izinto zingashintsha. Kodwa ungalindeli ukuthi noma yimaphi amaqhawe okhula emicimbini engama-420 azovolontiya kulolo hlobo lwento. Ukuzinikela kwabo akukhona ekuguquleni umphakathi, phela. Kuwukukhuphukela phezulu, ukuzitika, ukuganga kwabo.
Lesi mhlawumbe isibonelo esisobala kakhulu selungelo elimhlophe ongalicabanga: ikhono lokwenza lokho okufunayo, lapho ufuna, ngaphandle kokwesaba umphumela, bese lokho kuziphatha kuthathwe njengokungenabungozi, ngisho nalapho, kwabanye, kungabhekwa njenge ukungasebenzi, okucekela phansi, kanye nobufakazi bephutha elijulile lesiko.
Hhayi-ke sekuyisikhathi sokuphenya iskripthi kukho konke lokho; isikhathi sokuqaphela ukuthi akulona isiko lentsha emnyama nensundu, noma intsha yesigaba sabasebenzi (noma yimuphi umbala), edinga ukushintshwa. Abayona inkinga. Akuwona lawo anesistimu yenani ehlanekezelwe. Akubona labo okuyinkinga ukuba khona kwabo ekhempasini. Ngabathile phakathi kwabanemali ne-melanin enganele abayinkinga. Futhi sekuyisikhathi sokuba sibaphathe njengomunye, ikakhulukazi lapho, ngokuziphatha kwabo, besinxusa ngokoqobo ukuba senze kanjalo.
U-Tim Wise ungumbhali wezincwadi eziningana; okwakamuva kakhulu okuyikhona Phakathi kuka-Barack kanye Nendawo Enzima, Ukucwasa Ubuhlanga Nokuphikiswa Okumhlophe Enkathini Ka-Obama, eshicilelwe ku Vula uchungechunge lwemidiya yi-City Lights Books, www.citylights.com
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