We the Party Page #4

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Gucci man,

Beemer, Benz and Bentley.

Got my Vans on.

Look at all the gold I got.

Insecure people buy a lot of stuff

they don't need

'cause we want

to impress our friends.

So what about secure people?

Could you get someone like

Mahatma Gandhi

to buy a new Cadillac?

No.

- Why not?

- Because he wouldn't want it.

He wouldn't want it.

But we still respected him.

Why?

Yes, Michelle.

Because he freed India

from British colonialism.

Correct. Could you have gotten Mother

Teresa to buy some breast implants?

No.

We liked her,

because she helped people and whatnot.

That's why we liked her, because

she helped people and whatnot.

Not because she looked sexy.

What about Dr. King or Brother Malcolm?

Did they have lots of money

and run up credit card debt?

No.

Okay, let's take it to the top.

Let's go to Jesus Christ.

Would Jesus Christ

buy a pair of Gucci shoes?

No!

- I can't hear you. Would he?

- No!

So, real secure people,

they don't need all that.

What am I saying?

You're nodding your head.

What am I saying?

You're saying that true success

isn't about what you buy or drive

or what your body looks like.

Right. What I'm saying is

if you want to go out in the world

and do something big...

teach a child to read,

invent a clean energy source,

sacrifice for others.

You might not be able

to buy your success,

or your recognition, or drive it.

You might have to do something,

you understand?

How about getting all of us elders

to stop killing each other

and destroying the planet

that you're going to inherit?

Go ahead and preach it,

Dr. Sutton.

I'm preaching away.

Okay, you're right. you're right.

Okay, end of the year.

That means, seniors,

you'll have your senior project.

The juniors can assist you

but they can only act

in a support capacity.

Eduardo,

you're doing the tech board?

Okay, and Calvin, you're doing

movement choreography?

Yes, sir.

And Cheyenne, you are doing

visual thematics?

- Yeah.

- Have you thought of a theme yet?

Yes, I thought we would do

successes and failures.

We would interview people

and see if they felt

like they had done what they

wanted with their lives.

Tell you what,

if you're gonna do that,

go outside your comfort zone.

Don't just talk to your mom and Michelle

and a couple of your friends.

I want you to talk to rich folks,

folks that live in cardboard condos,

Republicans, Democrats. All of us.

That's kind of a big list.

It's a big subject.

All right, get cracking.

You're directing and shooting,

so who's doing your interviews?

Reggie Otum will.

Good luck.

Thank you, class.

Your pops is heavy, dude.

Hold on, teenage people.

Your class president has a word for you.

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