in the waiting room at the doctor waiting while shans is in an appointment. some dude came in and started talking about the good old days where we just burned witches and now we have “coddled add patients” and i couldn’t even. said “and thank god for that, cause instead of being shunned and murdered, i’m given support and medication that helps me with my disorders and gives me useful tools that help me function in your ‘polite’ society!” and he babbled about other shit and me and this 60 year old guy just tag teamed him with NO, SIT THERE IN YOUR WRONGNESS AND BE WRONG. he brought up how antidepressants are killing us and cited some fucking cdc study (the center for disease control is tracking this? okay…) about the numbers of deaths from prescription medications being higher than ever and i asked if the study specified which meds, because opiates and amphetamines are prescription medications, and the majority of prescription deaths are from addictive meds that people are taking incorrectly and dying because we offer NO support to addicts, so instead of seeking help and shedding their addiction, they are criminalized, avoid authorities, and die of easily preventable overdoses.
then we let the silence go on long enough to get uncomfortable for the jerk, and the 60 year old asked if i liked star wars and just started a WHOLE NEW CONVO.
jerk tried to derail by saying he was a trek fan. y’all are already laughing cause y’all know me.
so i went on this joyous rant about “omg i love star trek so much, that entire franchise is one of the greatest forces for civil rights progress ever!” and then me and the 60 year old talked excitedly about all the black rights, women’s rights, etc that the show was about. jerk has shut the fuck up.
COME AT ME BRO.
Bat, you are a fucking treasure. A gift to humanity. Bless you and 60-year-old civil rights grandpa!
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