Boiling Pot

The body was bruised and beaten.

Autopsy performed revealed

crimes on university campuses

police questioning possible suspects

four white males.

It is 2008 and we still have black people hanging from trees.

It doesn't serve me.

What?

My memory. I don't know what was real and what I think I saw.

I'm not sure that there's a difference.

You weren't there. You didn't see what I saw.

You're basing your information off emotions.

Even if I am. He got there after it happened.

I don't think you're understanding the situation.

As insensitive as it may sound, it's not my problem.

Look. I just need more time.

More time? You realize what that tells me?

Did you see what happened out there? I just need a minute!

So take a minute.

It's just hard to believe it all comes down to skin color.

I mean, we're an educated society.

It's 2008 for Christ's sake. It just doesn't make any sense.

It's politics Garret.

Why the hell would it make any sense?

Well, it's not all that complicated either.

Your mother's complicated.

You fill out my absentee ballot?

Yup. Congratulations on your first vote!

Wooh!

Are you blind?

Garret? You on your bike?

Yeah, I was heading to the dorm.

Don't answer calls while you're biking!

Yo Pop I gotta call you back.

Jeez.

Wow. What's going on?

Oh my God.

This historic event will be the first

to join three different universities assemblies.

It will be held on the first Tuesday of October.

Many volunteers are still needed.

If you are interested in participating,

please email Sean Seals or Rose Torrance.

Any other ideas?

Uh, we could hold an awareness event?

News flash! You know...

students are aware that black people exist, so thanks Britney.

Alright. Anyone else?

Okay. Thank you guys so much for coming.

I will keep you guys posted on my meeting with the dean.

We're doing this guys! It's exciting.

Rose! Y'all gotta come see this.

Oh my God.

Okay, so what are we gonna do?

I have a meeting with dean Marison.

Marison's never done shit for us.

So why are you knocking on that door again?

What do you think we should do? What do you think we should do?

I wanna do something different!

Like what Trey?

Like go to the Cracka house and kick some ass!

What's a cracka house?

And who says they have anything to do with this anyway?

You don't think any of those punks...

Not necessarily.

Bullshit Rose!

Mind your business Kevin.

Trey. Do you even know what this is about?

I got this okay? Lemme just, lemme take care of it.

God.

Dammit man will you just make the call?

You wanna see my cards? Here. Here are my cards. See it?

Afternoon gentlemen!

Woah. Okay. Hello. What's up?

Yo, we're not rushing till next week...

so you can come back then.

Oh no, I'm not here to join your little boy scouts club.

Right. So why are you here?

I'm here because I was walking to class today,

and I saw a noose hanging from a tree on my campus.

Oh, I'm sorry, it's a little too graphic?

I was just wondering if you guys had heard anything about that.

Yo any of you guys hear about a rope hanging from a tree?

Alexander you hear about this?

Sorry man. Wish I could help.

You think you're safe here with your little Backstreet Boys?

You will always have to answer to somebody. Bitch.

Aw shit!

Take it easy guys.

A bit more slack.

A little bit more.

Hazem, you're playing with your phone again!

I'm not playing with anything!

You have my life in your hands. More slack.

A bit more slack. More.

Sorry about that pumpkin. It's my phone, you know?

I'm going to kill you!

Who's going to give you more slack?

Just put me down.

Okay.

Why are you so stubborn?

Stop forcing me to do something.

I'm just suggesting.

Okay fine, so suggest.

Oh anything but the blue button down.

You don't think I look nice?

I think you look nice.

But I want my parents to think you look nice.

And why would I care what your parents think?

Because they're your future in-laws.

My future what?

You're going to meet my parents

and you're going to wear the blue button down.

I'll wear this shirt. How about that?

You don't like this shirt. Are you serious?

Do you know what kind of material this is?

This is husband material.

Hey Bobby! Tonight!

Tomorrow.

Tomorrow.

Not tomorrow! Tonight. Just later. Okay?

Don't talk politics okay? Especially not with my dad.

Mmmm you think I'm going to insult him or something?

Oh let's see how do I say this?

You're not exactly the best at being politically correct.

Well, we're not all poli-sci majors are we?

That's right. Dean's list baby.

Yeah dean's list.

Which reminds me, I'm taking you next week to go register.

Yeah, about that. No. I'm not gonna vote, okay?

We're just gonna register.

I'm not gonna vote unless I get the free ice cream.

Okay. Convince me.

Okay. It is said that a weakened sense of responsibility...

does not actually weaken the fact of responsibility.

Okay... Huh?

Are you seriously not voting?

Look I just don't wanna watch two rich guys debate

and then jump on a bandwagon.

Smart people don't do that.

Oh Great. So when all the smart people think like you...

who does that leave to vote?

You.

I can't vote for all of us.

Aw sure you can. Ow!

Okay, you keep this in your fridge to keep your food fresh.

It makes things rise when you bake.

Baking soda. Um, pure sodium bi-carbonate. Na H CO3.

Nice.

Okay, this is an easy one.

You use it to sweeten your drinks. You put it in tea.

Honey. But that's not a compound. So...

Honey? How old are you?

That's what I put in my tea.

Alright what does everyone else in the world use?

How you get so fly.

Oh Jesus. Sugar.

Uh. C12 H22 O11.

You got it.

Nice. Honey? Good Lord man!

Oh, sorry that's mine.

Yo what is this?

Are you competing for that?

Uh, I'm not competing. I'm gonna get it.

That's awesome. That's a ton of money.

And if you win, you can always use it to...

Dude! Thirty thousand dollars?

Please help yourself to the middle of my sentence!

Well you know my dad's been looking for a job...

for a couple of months and I thought, you know,

this might help him out a bit. So, you know we'll see.

Sir. It is declined. I have other customers to help out.

I told you. If it don't work, I can get you another one.

I can't accept any other payment sir,

I'm going to have to ask you to step aside.

Are you kidding me? I go to school here.

Man, just hold on a second.

Woah, hey man get your hand out of your pocket.

Hey! You heard the guy. Let's keep it moving a little bit huh?

Wha-pish!

I said why don't you take your stolen credit cards...

and go to the fried chicken place down the street, alright?

So what's up man, you got a problem with me or what?

Hey, hey, let me take care of this for you alright.

Look man I don't need this right now.

No it's fine. I got it.

What's your problem man?

Out of my way nig-nog okay? Alright?

You know what? Alright alright!

Get out. All of you! You too. Now! Get out.

You three too. Leave. Now get out.

Are you serious?

Leave!

Yeah, I'm fine.

Jesus.

What's up? Fifteen pages on the elasticity of macro-economics.

We were supposed to meet in the grad library.

Dude. I am so sorry, you wanna come in?

Miss Torrance? Thank you for waiting.

Dean Marison will see you now.