We the Party Page #2

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and I'd never get to see her again.

What are you texting me for?

Just letting you know

I'm having a party tonight

at Chowder's crib.

I put you on the guest list,

so you don't have to pay.

And I was wondering if Cheyenne

had a date to the prom.

How old are you?

I'll be 17 in, like, four months.

Calvin will test you with his gay sh*t.

She'll be in heels.

That's why

I peeled him away from the crowd.

Well, I suppose you're kinda

cute in a boyish way.

After class, she'll walk to her locker

to get her gym clothes.

Michelle won't be there.

You'll have about five minutes alone.

And?

And good luck.

You're late, Mr. Sutton.

Sorry, sir.

Sorry won't make you on time.

Please see me after class.

Mr. Anderson?

C.C.

C.C.'s straight-up scary.

I ain't even gonna lie.

A wannabe rapper,

'cept no one ever hears him rap.

Calls himself the Conscious Criminal.

At least he got the criminal part right.

His big brother,

he's doing time in the joint

while C.C. does time in high school.

Rumor is, he stayed back twice already.

No headphones in during class.

You want to graduate this time,

you've got to participate, young brother.

Okay, go to the principal's office.

So, class, back in the day,

how did you show your tribe

that you were ready,

that you're worthy now,

that you're an adult,

and you're successful?

Yes, Jackie?

Didn't one tribe have you go out

and get an eagle feather?

They did. So, what's

your eagle's feather today?

How do you show your peers,

your homies, that you're making it?

Huh? How do you get recognition?

Yes, Paco?

Having lots of money, like,

being a billionaire, ese.

Being a billionaire. That'll do it.

Being a sexy-chick movie star celebrity

so you can be sexy enough

to drive folks crazy.

Or you could have a big fly house

in a nice rich neighborhood like me.

How about having a fly car,

like a Bentley

with some bad-ass rims?

- Being the hottest M.C.

- Or being famous, like the president.

That'll also get you recognized.

You on this president hitch, man.

Owning Facebook.

You know what else?

Being fitted with the right gear,

having major swag.

All right, okay. Check this out.

So back in the days

when people lived

in harmony with nature,

the tribe elders made sure that whatever

you needed to be a success,

to be recognized,

90% of the young people could do it.

But today, most of you

will never be billionaires

or drive a Bentley

or be a big, sexy movie star

or be president.

Now, some of you will,

and more power to you.

But the majority of you will never,

ever feel recognized by your tribe.

You'll never get your eagle's feather.

That's messed up, man.

Yeah, well, check this out:

It is also a big part of what?

Can anyone guess?

The economy.

Why?

If 90% of you feel

insecure and inadequate,

you're going to buy our products.

We make you feel

that you'll be recognized more

if you buy this big fly house

in Beverly Hills,

or Baldwin Hills or View Park.

If that doesn't work, I'll sell you a car

you can't really afford,

a nice one with beautiful rims.

But will that new fly car really,

really really satisfy you?

- Yep.

- Yeah?

For how long?

Five years? Ten years?

'Cause then I'll flip it up a little bit.

You know what I'll do?

I'll change the style,

or put some new rims on it,

and before you know it,

in 10 years you car looks old.

And then you've got to come back to me

for some new swag.

You're hooked,

because I supply your status.

Because you know what we did?

We elders put the emphasis

not on who you are

but on what you drive.

In fact, I'll have you young people

singing my ads for my products

- for free.

- What?

Singing your ads for free how?

Easy. You turn on the radio.

You all do it all the time.

Gucci man,

Beemer, Benz and Bentley.

Got my Vans on.

Look at all the gold I got.

Insecure people buy a lot of stuff

they don't need

'cause we want

to impress our friends.

So what about secure people?

Could you get someone like

Mahatma Gandhi

to buy a new Cadillac?

No.

- Why not?

- Because he wouldn't want it.

He wouldn't want it.

But we still respected him.

Why?

Yes, Michelle.

Because he freed India

from British colonialism.

Correct. Could you have gotten Mother

Teresa to buy some breast implants?

No.

We liked her,

because she helped people and whatnot.

That's why we liked her, because

she helped people and whatnot.

Not because she looked sexy.

What about Dr. King or Brother Malcolm?

Did they have lots of money

and run up credit card debt?

No.

Okay, let's take it to the top.

Let's go to Jesus Christ.

Would Jesus Christ

buy a pair of Gucci shoes?

No!

- I can't hear you. Would he?

- No!

So, real secure people,

they don't need all that.

What am I saying?

You're nodding your head.

What am I saying?

You're saying that true success

isn't about what you buy or drive

or what your body looks like.

Right. What I'm saying is

if you want to go out in the world

and do something big...

teach a child to read,

invent a clean energy source,

sacrifice for others.

You might not be able

to buy your success,

or your recognition, or drive it.

You might have to do something,

you understand?

How about getting all of us elders

to stop killing each other

and destroying the planet

that you're going to inherit?

Go ahead and preach it,

Dr. Sutton.

I'm preaching away.

Okay, you're right. you're right.

Okay, end of the year.

That means, seniors,

you'll have your senior project.

The juniors can assist you

but they can only act

in a support capacity.

Eduardo,

you're doing the tech board?

Okay, and Calvin, you're doing

movement choreography?

Yes, sir.

And Cheyenne, you are doing

visual thematics?

- Yeah.

- Have you thought of a theme yet?

Yes, I thought we would do

successes and failures.

We would interview people

and see if they felt

like they had done what they

wanted with their lives.

Tell you what,

if you're gonna do that,

go outside your comfort zone.

Don't just talk to your mom and Michelle

and a couple of your friends.

I want you to talk to rich folks,

folks that live in cardboard condos,

Republicans, Democrats. All of us.

That's kind of a big list.

It's a big subject.

All right, get cracking.

You're directing and shooting,

so who's doing your interviews?

Reggie Otum will.

Good luck.

Thank you, class.

Your pops is heavy, dude.

Hold on, teenage people.

Your class president has a word for you.

The grades will be posted

on the boards today.

All seniors with a 3.5 GPA or higher

can tutor lowerclassmen on the mandatory

tutoring extra credit list.

The retard list.

Secondly, if you haven't bought

your tickets for prom yet,

please hurry up.

Calvin.

This year's prom theme

is Green Glamour.

And as you know,

green is all about recycling

and re-fabulating.

So I want you to be creative,

and get some of your parents'

old fantabulous, old-school glamour

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