I’m gonna cut right to the chase here:
Something hilarious is trending on twitter right now and I need to get it out of my system.
GOD I LOVE LOCAL JOURNALISM.
Okay, here’s how it started:
Sooooo they staged what they think a stoner teenager’s room would look like, complete with a “Mile 420” sign, cause, you know, every teen who hides drugs would also blatantly advertise that they smoke weed, apparently.
Expectedly, Twitter is having a field day:
Now, I am the BIGGEST proponent of reading/watching the story before you’re going to bitch about it. However, I have yet to find a way to watch the story in full online—perhaps intentional?—so miss me with this sass:
Let’s talk about that ^^^ though. You’re telling me that to tell a story about Fentanyl, an incredibly dangerous and deadly drug, you staged a stereotypical pot-themed bedroom, thus perpetuating the narrative that all weed use is lethal and the gateway to a life of addiction?? In a state where medical marijuana is legal? Yep, sounds like Missouri!
If you want to learn about Fentanyl sans tapestries hung with blue painters tape, check out this incredible podcast from Vice & Spotify:
Well bitches, this sets the record for fastest GMB I’ve ever written.
Stay bitchy, learn about the medical and equally valid social benefits of weed, how marijuana is very much tied to race issues, oh, and if you’re anti-weed but pro-alcohol, I BEG you to click here. (And don’t do Fentanyl.)
Until next time,
xo,
Lily