Me: Why are riding clubs not allowed to say they are motorcycle clubs?
You: They are. There may be social consequences for it, just like there are social consequences for any ill-considered action that provokes offense. It’s not rocket science.
You mean like getting beat to hell with a ball peen hammer?
"I am going to perform door to door opinion polling in Brownsville, Brooklyn all by myself. I will go unarmed and alone, and I will absolutely not expect to suffer any adverse consequences including (gasp) any rude treatment or comments." |
"I am headed to McP's on Friday night in my best getup and I'm going to take full advantage of my First Amendment rights and God help anyone who thinks to protest. I have an attorney, you know!" |
"Me and my homies are gonna take our new F800's downtown tonight. We just made up patches for a new MC - it's a great goddamn interpretation of the Sons of Anarchy logo, but red and white and a big FILTHY FEW on the front. Man, we're gonna look badass. Bitches, we be coming!" |
"My itinerary is all planned out. I'm headed from Gaziantep to Ar-Raqqa on Monday, on foot, and I'm not bringing any prophylactics at all. The flowers are quite lovely at this time of year, and it will be a wonderful personal growth journey of spiritual meaning." |