farahjoon replied to your post:honestly has there ever in all of history been…
OMFG PREACH. I feel like every pseudo-progressive white dudebro I encounter is super defensive about Kerouac and ‘the beats’ and, you know what, fuck that it’s all a dick-measuring contest and ughyes! the only reason I ever even tried to read it was bc a guy friend recommended it to me and after I read a little bit I was like I think I hate you this is the white dudiest piece of crap I’ve ever read. When I told him I couldn’t get through it he was like maybe it’s a guy thing and I was like no shit bitch it’s just two dudebros being assholes swinging their dicks around the continental us
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#reasons I love Maryam #666
above = why I p much use Kerouac as a moral yardstick for people I’ve just met, ie. if you say he’s your favourite writer or that you love On The Road I know you’re going to be to all intents and purposes a terrible person & walk away as soon as possible
