Abdullah Saeed

I mean, in my own little world, I think we would be probably described as like the freaks and geeks, like whatever the kids I was hanging out with, right? Punk kids and, you know, like kind of whatever. Yeah, freaks. That was the vibe. To me, that's the only people worth hanging out with. That's how I learned about interesting punk music and shit. Because everyone else is like a fucking cartoon.

You know what I mean? Everyone else is like some weird thing. But I do think that it... It's interesting because in high school, right, so in the late 90s, early 2000s, there was this pressure on, like, you know, obviously it plays on a young man's, like, biological need to, like, you know, to... Just like their horniness, basically, right?

You know what I mean? Everyone else is like some weird thing. But I do think that it... It's interesting because in high school, right, so in the late 90s, early 2000s, there was this pressure on, like, you know, obviously it plays on a young man's, like, biological need to, like, you know, to... Just like their horniness, basically, right?

You know what I mean? Everyone else is like some weird thing. But I do think that it... It's interesting because in high school, right, so in the late 90s, early 2000s, there was this pressure on, like, you know, obviously it plays on a young man's, like, biological need to, like, you know, to... Just like their horniness, basically, right?

Yeah, right? Exactly. There you go. Very candid. But yeah, so whether it's Limp Bizkit or the testosterone-fueled movies or American Pie or whatever, right? There is this was a really all these very toxic suggestions on how you should view women in a sense. Right. And then also how you should approach your emotions like you're talking about being a pussy. Right.

Yeah, right? Exactly. There you go. Very candid. But yeah, so whether it's Limp Bizkit or the testosterone-fueled movies or American Pie or whatever, right? There is this was a really all these very toxic suggestions on how you should view women in a sense. Right. And then also how you should approach your emotions like you're talking about being a pussy. Right.

Yeah, right? Exactly. There you go. Very candid. But yeah, so whether it's Limp Bizkit or the testosterone-fueled movies or American Pie or whatever, right? There is this was a really all these very toxic suggestions on how you should view women in a sense. Right. And then also how you should approach your emotions like you're talking about being a pussy. Right.

Like in those movies and shit, there is like you can feel the sense of like, oh, like, don't be a pussy. Right.

Like in those movies and shit, there is like you can feel the sense of like, oh, like, don't be a pussy. Right.

Like in those movies and shit, there is like you can feel the sense of like, oh, like, don't be a pussy. Right.

Dude, if you are a man in your 30s or 40s, you got to go on Netflix and watch the Woodstock 99 documentary. Because it encapsulates this time, right? And these bands, this music, and this energy, this style, right? That... I mean, that was peak young teenage me, right? Was going to Limp Bizkit shows and whatever. I was not at Woodstock 99, but I was seeing a lot of these bands at the same time.

Dude, if you are a man in your 30s or 40s, you got to go on Netflix and watch the Woodstock 99 documentary. Because it encapsulates this time, right? And these bands, this music, and this energy, this style, right? That... I mean, that was peak young teenage me, right? Was going to Limp Bizkit shows and whatever. I was not at Woodstock 99, but I was seeing a lot of these bands at the same time.

Dude, if you are a man in your 30s or 40s, you got to go on Netflix and watch the Woodstock 99 documentary. Because it encapsulates this time, right? And these bands, this music, and this energy, this style, right? That... I mean, that was peak young teenage me, right? Was going to Limp Bizkit shows and whatever. I was not at Woodstock 99, but I was seeing a lot of these bands at the same time.

And it reflects something back to you about your adolescence or about your teen years that's so shocking and sort of like, I don't know, it shined a light on my memories in a way that I was like, holy fuck.

And it reflects something back to you about your adolescence or about your teen years that's so shocking and sort of like, I don't know, it shined a light on my memories in a way that I was like, holy fuck.

And it reflects something back to you about your adolescence or about your teen years that's so shocking and sort of like, I don't know, it shined a light on my memories in a way that I was like, holy fuck.

And I was like... Yeah, well, you know what? I agree with that. And... If we can, you know, I would I think we got to change that. Like, OK, to respond to that directly. Absolutely. And like for my part in creating that atmosphere as just existing as a man, like, I'm sorry. Truly. Right. Because it is the world we live in is concocted by, you know. these attitudes, right?

And I was like... Yeah, well, you know what? I agree with that. And... If we can, you know, I would I think we got to change that. Like, OK, to respond to that directly. Absolutely. And like for my part in creating that atmosphere as just existing as a man, like, I'm sorry. Truly. Right. Because it is the world we live in is concocted by, you know. these attitudes, right?

And I was like... Yeah, well, you know what? I agree with that. And... If we can, you know, I would I think we got to change that. Like, OK, to respond to that directly. Absolutely. And like for my part in creating that atmosphere as just existing as a man, like, I'm sorry. Truly. Right. Because it is the world we live in is concocted by, you know. these attitudes, right?

And I'm not exempt from that. You're not exempt from that, right? That's part of it. But I'm glad we're talking about that comment here because, you know, let's take that into account the next time we hear, you know, anyone who's not a straight man, right, say something's fucked up.