C.B. Murphy  .:. Writer

Fight Night/ PANTS WITH NO BELTS

Men like fights and fighting, generally, not specifically. Why? Does it have to do with our monkey DNA? Maybe.

(Is it brave to not believe in evolution? What would that feel like?) Do the gods fight up there? Somewhere? If so, who is winning?
Could our species ever learn to not like fighting? Is it spiritually achievable? Would that be a “higher” state or merely a different state? Just wars, is there really such a thing? Seems to depend on your religion. Can the teachers reduce world wars by teaching conflict resolution to the young? Are schools friendlier to girls? Has Hollywood reduced racism and homophobia by bringing the unfamiliar into the homes of “middle” America? Why do people tolerate Target and hate Walmart? Is it a coolness issue? Rumor has it Imus was fired because he wasn’t cool enough to say “those words.” If so, what does this say about who is in charge? What is coolness anyway? Is it a virus or who we are? Why don’t we flood the Middle East with iPods loading with Desperate Housewives, rap music, and lectures by Milton Freidman? Why can’t we accept that our strongest weapons are our movies, music, TV and pants with no belts? Are we embarrassed by who we are?