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Short Stories On Odyssey: Millennial Rain

I'm confused.

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Short Stories On Odyssey: Millennial Rain

I can say what I want. You know why? Free speech, baby! That's why. I can yell, scream, chant, hoot, holler, boo, hiss or anything else. That's why I love me some First Amendment. That's right! Freedom of speech! Woo!

You know what really makes me mad, though? People who don't agree with me. They tick me off! I just cannot believe that there are people who exist who don't think the same way that I do about everything! Those people need to sit down and shut up. Down with the Patriarchy!

I also love freedom of expression. I can wear what I want! I can dress like Satan or Rainbow Bright! That's right, I can be a unicorn. I can get piercings all over! I can shave my head, or just part of my head. I can tattoo my face.

What I can't take are people who don't like what I wear. I also don't like it when people ask me if my four nose rings hurt. Why do they get to ask me that? I went to a job interview and they said my appearance was not professional enough for their environment. Which is wrong. They should not be able to set standards for how they want people to look.

I love Socialism! Bernie is the man. Oops, I've never asked him his gender preference. Oops, I did it again. Let me start over. Bernie is cool. And even more than that, the man is, I mean, Bernie is a Socialist! I love the fact that he wants to take from all the rich people and spread the wealth around. Free College! Free Housing! Free Everything!

I just got my first paycheck from Starbucks! Woot! Let me open this up…What! I make eight dollars an hour and I worked 30 hours. *Opens calculator app on phone* My check should be two hundred and forty dollars. Why is it only two hundred and eleven! Who is FICA? I cannot believe taxes are so much!

I hate guns. I hate the police. I hate the military. I hate the patriarchy. You know why? We need love.

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