"I Carried a Metal Nunchuck In My Purse."

I often hear people on that "there's only four years left" sort of philosophy. Being a student of history I would have to say to folks that there has always been war, violence and inequality in the world. One needs only to read the bible to come to this conclusion. The main differences in the contemporary world are, 1) because there are more people on the planet than ever before, this results in more acts of violence, not necessarily an increase in the percentage of violent crimes per capita; and 2) the abundance of information that we are privy to nowadays. In times past there was just as much heinous activity going on, it's just that no one had television, so there was no way to broadcast such information to the masses in such an expedient fashion. The world is more complicated but we still strive for the same things as our ancestors. We all want relative success, a fine wife with an F-250 and a catcher's balance, and some bad-ass kids running around the estate so we can whoop their ass when they're out of line and make them get us a beer. The negative aspects of human nature, lust, desire and greed are not new phenomenon introduced to America by rappers. (like the stop snitching ethos, which was not invented by rappers either-this is a norm within organized criminal factions) The Four Horsemen have been around since the first caveman, not affiliated with Geico, smashed in the skull of a rival caveman and ganked his bitch. Yeah, we live in sick times, but when in history did anyone not live in what can be considered to be sick times? Many tout the good old days, but those days that were good and old for some may have meant hanging from a tree like some strange-ass fruit to me.

What I have noticed in greater frequency is the rise in violent crimes against women. According to feminist.com, 17.6% of all American women have either been raped or survived a rape attempt, and of those assaulted, 64% were attacked by someone that they knew. They say every 90 seconds someone is sexually assaulted in America. Over 500,000 women are stalked every year by punk muthafuckas with no game, mayne. I've got a little sister and a mother, so this shit is a little unnerving to me. Women, I believe, need to take up arms. I have no problem with an intelligent armed woman since I ain't no rapist and I don't beat women anymore. I'll let my homegirl from the bay, Sara, tell it since she is far more passionate about this than me. Plus, Sara's got the unique ability to be very frank and factual about this horrible topic, yet she manages to make me laugh at some shit that I shouldn't be laughing at...

"I AM SO FUCKING FED UP WITH THIS SHIT!!! I THINK THAT ALL FEMALE SHOULD AT LEAST CARRY A MASE WITH THEM. PLEASE PROTECT YOURSELF! FUCK THEM UP FIRST!!!!!!

WHEN I USED TO WORK IN A GHETTO ASS AREA IN CLEVELAND, I CARRIED A METAL NUNCHUCK IN MY PURSE. I ALSO CARRIED MASE WITH MY KEY CHAIN AND A KNIFE IN MY CAR AFTER BEING STALKED BY A CONVICTED SEXUAL PREDICTOR.

AND GUYS....PLEASE GET YOUR LOVE ONES SOME MASE OR WEAPONS. IT IS IMPORTANT!!! I AM JUST FUCKING SICK OF SEEING WOMEN GETTING ABDUCTED AND KILLED BY SICK MUTHAFUCKAS!!!"

And... if that doesn't sway you, let Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read (whose movie is phenomenal) punk your ass into leaving the ladies be...