STORIES ABOUT GIRLS

The Girl Without a Phone - a Rapunzel Story

2021-04-13T22:47:00.000-07:00

The girl without a phone a Rapunzel story is brought to you by goldfish flavored blasted

crackers look what my mom packed for me lettuce that's it there's

still dirt on it well at least it's fresh it's from our garden just like Rapunzel what

the witch has a garden full of lettuce are you saying my mom's a witch no no she just

makes bad sandwiches well my life is like a fairy tale sometimes same like if you think

about it fairy tales are all around us you just have to open your eyes you think yeah

like look Cassidy she's like Sleeping Beauty oh oh that girl sneaking into the classroom

over there she's like goldy locks sneaking into the Bears house and I'll look those two

beauty and the Beast yeah I guess you're right uh I can't eat this Oh you could share some of

my lunch I got pulled fish crackers flavor blasted extreme cheddar my mom got a job at the factory so

I could get like any flavor I want your mom is so cool, yeah oh there's a new flavor she brought me

like what are the first packages it's so cool hang on hi Charlie Sierra Lily we need your help who's

we Steve what's the matter why are you whispering we're in the science room are you gonna come to eat

with us we can't have this crazy substitute teacher who won't let us leave but the bell

already rang we need food can you bring us something sure I have just the thing oh yeah

sweet thank you come straight here in a hurry oh wait what science room are you in top floor come

on we need to go wait oh my gosh what Sierra what top floor trapped they need rescuing what it's

happening again it's like two Rapunzel's trapped in a tower double trouble we better hurry yeah

hey girls hi Jenny where you goin oh we're just trying to go to the science room what's the rush

well you have a special delivery mmm goldfish flavor blasted extreme cheddar YUM yep why don't

you girls join me for lunch well that's very kind of you but we're actually in a bit of a hurry come

on don't you want to hang with the cool kids we won't bite that could be nice I suppose Sierra

could I talk to you for a second about what's going on Jenny she's the wolf what she's the wolf there's

no wolf in Rapunzel I think we're in Little Red Riding Hood you can't just switch fairy tales

so about lunch, I know something that would go really well with those goldfish actually Jenny

uh we're gonna have to take a rain check because we need to stick to the path what path no

the path I didn't say path you said path I said path oh okay what I meant was the pathway cuz we

need to keep going because I can't get distracted because I need to take these to my grandmother's

the house I mean the science room what am I talking about Lily um I think what she meant to say was

what big eyes you oh my gosh it must be a full moon

what if she gets there first and eats them we should keep moving

oh my gosh what the heck Max what are you doing zombie headshot

its ok max is auditioning for a zombie movie after school and we're helping him get ready

it's an important role zombie number 5 I see so where are you guys going we're taking these

to the science room what are you doing I don't know you did it not me just be normal goldfish

flavor blasted how much will you get for them how much would you get for them what are they

talking about I don't know I think they're just making it up they're not for sale you can trade

they for this magical pencil sharpener that's a ripoff I'm not trading my flavor blasted

goldfish crackers for some stupid it's a cow it's changing again what's changing the fairy

tale don't you see magical cow pencil sharpener there's no magical cow pencil sharpener in any

fairy tales its just a bad dream exactly a cow magic a bad trade it's just like Jack in the

Beanstalk in reverse this is getting so confusing we better keep moving yeah um this way are you

sure this is the way I usually go up the other stairs it has to connect I'm sure we'll find it

this way

this is a dead-end Lily these stairs only go down it's okay we'll just retrace our steps I

don't even remember which way be came oh well I left a trail of goldfish crackers behind us

oh good thinking hey that's just like what happened in hansel and Gretel oh yeah what

happened in that one again well the witch tried to eat them right we better pick these up yeah

hello girls can I help you, hello you must be mister Rumple mmm I thought you were mister

Claussen that's my brother what did he tell you nothing we just need to get these two

those boys how kind of you I'll make sure they get them when they're done well can

they come with us when they're finished their science project you guys hurry up we can't do

any more he says they're done they are done when they've proven their hypothesis until then they

stay and so do these goldfish crackers what if we helped them hmm if you help them then

you're a part of the project as well and then none of you can leave until it's done don't do

it girls we'll be okay we gotta help them yeah we can't let our friends down okay Mr. Rumple

we're part of the project too gentlemen you have such loyal friends don't take too long

you guys shouldn't have done this that's okay it'll be fine what's your project it's not a

a regular project that's okay I'm good at science it has some challenges I love challenges I once saw

two sides of a Rubik's cube in under ten minutes so uh it might be a little harder than that how

hard can it be if we put our brains together we can do anything it's a time machine except maybe

that this isn't even scientific how could you make a time machine as a science project I know

it was Steve's idea no it wasn't I tried to pick the potato battery but he's allergic to potatoes

it's a sensitivity that's not even a thing no you know a time machine is not a thing okay my medical

condition boys stop arguing we need to find a way out of this there's no point it's impossible maybe

you should be more like Shawn he got an on his project to check this out by creating a g-force

effect the cellulose compound of this straw mix with the acetic acid causes the inter notes of the

wheat to break down increasing the electronegative density thus fracturing the molecules to create

a new compound with the atomic number 79 also known as a gold genius that's my boy keep it up

Lily yeah it's happening what is a fairy tale it changed are you sure don't you see

he's trying to trick us wait what fairy tale are we in it's so obvious that the dancing

and the gold he's not Mr. Rumple a substitute science teacher well who is what's going on Lily

the only way to trick a tricker is to do it first and do it quicker Mr. Rumple will not

win this game but Rumpelstiltskin is his name Rumpelstiltskin what's going on don't worry I

have a plan ladies and gentlemen I the Amazing Sierra will now test the hypothesis of this

science project by entering this time machine and traveling into the future remember you'll

need to prove your hypothesis I won't settle for postulations and suppositions this is a

science class I will go to the future and return with your proof postulation free very well you

provide the proof the boys get an A and you all can go free let the presentation begin

just as I thought a total failure now you all have to stay and I'm gonna finish eating your

goldfish crackers or perhaps you'd like to try a new flavor from the future what is this

Slammin sour cream and onion that's impossible I've never heard of them of course not they're

In the future I must have them give them to me I need to taste them sure you can have as many

as you won't just to use the time machine how does it work tell me what do I do I just stay inside

The Girl Without a Phone - A Cinderella Story

2021-04-13T22:15:00.001-07:00

Did you know that in The Princess and the Frog she didn't actually kiss the frog?

Well of course she did. It turned into a prince after she threw it against a wall. Seriously?

According to Brothers Grimm. Some of these old fairy tales, they're not what we think

they are. Well, I like the Disney versions better you should be nice to everyone even a frog. I'd like to throw him against the wall. Sierra oh my gosh. What, he's so good-looking,

look at him. How does he get his hair like that? Do you think it's soft? Probably, just like his

lips. Can you imagine kissing them that would be a fairy tale come true? Hang on, I'll text him until it's my birthday. Oh wait, I don't have a phone. I'll do it, Brett what's up you're my prince charming come to my birthday party I'd like you to give me a big fat sloppy cupcake.

what? I almost forgot I brought you a cupcake. Oh, you're the best friend ever I love cupcakes.

That's a muffin. Cupcakes have icing, there's no icing. My mum won't let me

have any icing. No boyfriends, no phones, no icing high school doesn't get any worse than this. Well, you can look at the bright side, things can only get better.

Oh a cupcake, five-second rule, thanks. It's a muffin, joke's on you. Lily. Jenny

Nikki hi. This button is falling off my jacket. Oh, I can fix that for you.

I thought she already fixed it. That was on her sweater. I wasn't talking to you. Sorry.

That was on my sweater. Oh. Why are you two even in this hallway? I was getting something from my

locker. We told you to stay in the library. We were just going there. Look around, you don't belong. Sorry. Could you hurry up, I'd rather people didn't see this. I'm almost done. Careful,

don't poke me with that. Sorry. You guys are really pretty. If we wanted a TBH, we would

ask for one. and don't try to follow us on social media. Don't worry we can't, we don't have phones.

Oh my god, what? Hey girls, you coming to the game tomorrow? Brett oh my god totally. Bus leaves at

3:00, you want to ride with the team? um, hello. I'll save you both a spot. Wish he'd talk to me

like that. um, hello. I want to be just like them if only I had a phone. Yeah check it out,

I got it for my birthday. It's so shiny. It can do everything, texts, tweets, a camera,

and even this thing. What is it? I don't know. It's really cool. You wanna do a selfie together?

um hello. Okay so I think you just um, oh I'm not really sure I think it's just in here but um,

actually do you know how? What's the matter? Nothing I'm happy for you. Are you sure?

What's wrong? I'm the only one in the school who doesn't have a phone. You'll get one. You don't

understand, my parents think that phones are evil, like bad things will happen to me if I get one,

like it's the Gateway to creepers getting me. Creepers won't get you. I know that's what I

said. I thought we told you to stay... is that yours? Yeah. What model is that? It's this one,

I got it for my birthday. Oh my god. You will come with us. What, why? Because we need to take

you shopping. Who me? You totally need a case for it. What's your number? I taped it to the back.

Tonight shopping, just the three of us, are you in? ok. We'll text you, deuces. Deuces. Oh my god,

can you believe that? They took your number. Yeah. So are you gonna go? Oh no,

they probably just want a cyberbully me or something. Oh my gosh. What's it doing. It's

a text from Nikki. We got you a seat on the team bus you're coming to the game with us.

meet out front at 3. Oh my gosh, what should I do? Well, what do you want to do? Well I mean

this is. I'll be fine. Really? Okay, I better get to study block and finish my homework, deuces.

You coming? huh? To the game, the bus is about to leave. Sorry I was

just looking through the recycling. Are you coming? Are you talking to me? Yeah,

who else would I be talking to? You want me to come to the game with you? Yeah,

you could sit beside me on the way over. I could really use a good luck charm. I really

want you there. Okay I can't I have homework. Homework, forget homework it's a big game. Well

it's a big project, it's English and it's due on Friday. You sure? Yeah. You're such a cute nerd.

Are you showering this morning? uh yeah. Then hurry up your brother hasn't showered in a week.

Oh my god, Lily good move yesterday. What? With Brett, playing hard to get, you are such a tease,

not going to the game. now he wants you even more. Wait he what? Don't worry you didn't scare

him off. We told him you still like him, hope you don't mind. Wait what, what is happening? What's

happening is he's gonna ask you out in science today, so be ready. Deuces. Sierra. Oh my gosh,

what happened to you? Something weird is going on. Yeah no kidding, look at you. I think it

has something to do with this phone. You've got a phone. Yeah, where's your phone? uh I dropped

it off the bleachers at the game. Everyone laughed at me while I cleaned it up. So you never went to the mall. Hey bestie, come sit with us. We need you in our group for the chem project. C'mon.

Speaking of chemistry. Oh my god he's so into you. Winky face him back,

but with a heart this time. Yeah what. Just here and here and send. Should we be doing this,

I mean what about the project? I know right. Oh my god he's coming. Get ready. Lily,

not the time nor the place, you can have it back after class. Why don't you go work with Sierra,

you'll have a better time focusing. Let's go, don't make you do all the work. Done, I think

we aced it. And if you didn't finish it today there will be time tomorrow. Thank you, sorry. Hey

so I think I still have some birthday money left over if you want to go get some pop and licorice.

Sure. Lily there's someone who wants to ask you something. Lily. Hi. You want to be my girl? Yes.

Sure is hot out today. Yeah. Sorry my hands aren't usually that sweaty. That's cool. Hey uh,

now you're my girl there's only one way to make it official. Oh,

should I sign something? Yeah right here.

Oh, hang on. What's that? Its um, nothing sorry where were we? You know,

maybe we shouldn't rush things. um I mean okay. In fact there's a sale

at the mall for my hair gel. Okay um are we still? See you around.

So when I have the phone I'm popular. But when it dies, or it gets taken away. You become you

again. So what's going on this doesn't make sense. Actually I think it does. How? I've

read about this before it's called the Cinderella phenomenon. The what? The

Cinderella phenomenon. It could happen, a fairy tale has taken over your life. What? The phone,

it's like your fairy godmother gave you this gift and when it dies it's like midnight and

the spell is broken. Okay but this is real life. I'm serious, Nikki and Jenny,

they're so mean like like evil step sisters and and Bret he's your prince charming. Well

what are you? I don't know like the animals or something. It's Brett. Oh your folks charged,

he wants you again. But he doesn't really want me for me though, like wants this magical Cinderella

me. Maybe there's a little bit of Cinderella in you. If you believe. What should I do? The

princess never chickens out in a fairy tale. I just hope this won't die on me again. Atta girl.

Regional tournaments, they start next week so starting tomorrow we have to practice every day.

Oh um I knitted you this it's a sweatband, has your number on it. Thanks this is uh cool. I just

hope doesn't mess up your hair don't worry I got extra gel yesterday, should be fine.

You okay? uh yeah I just thought it'd be softer. Should have warned you,

extra strong hold. I think actually pricked my finger, just like sleeping beauty. What?

Um nothing, wrong fairytale. So yesterday we were about to make things official. Yes

we were. Well, look around. Why? So that you can always remember where you had your first kiss.

how was the kiss? It was... okay. That's it? Well yeah I mean there was no lip action. it was

kind of like practicing kissing on my arm, except my arm smells better. Pretty sure he ate something like tuna for lunch. Gross. I know, honestly he's not as interesting as I thought he would be.

Like all he talks about is basketball and hair gel. You know what I think you deserve better.

Yeah, maybe I do. You should text your evil stepsisters they'll never believe what you

just did. Um hello. Wait, Sierra, I think I lost the phone. Oh you mean this one? Where'd you find

it? I stole it before you went to go see Brett. But how? I felt confident and cool and beautiful.

Without the phone. How though? I told you, you had it with you all along, you don't need a glass

slipper or a phone or anything you just need to be you. What's that like a moral or something? Every

Amala Ekpunobi story

2021-04-13T21:51:00.002-07:00

hey hated white people I'm half white

am I supposed to hate that half of

myself am I supposed to hate my family

that was a light bulb moment for me

my name is amla enoughy and this is my

story

i'm 20 years old i was born in florida

and i'm a social media influencer and

prager force member

so my father was a nigerian immigrant he

moved to america he met my mother

they fell in love and got married and

they had

three children me being the middle child

and he was in my life up until i was six

years old

and then my parents got divorced so

i have very little memories of him as a

child

and as they were divorced i didn't see

him very often

maybe every year or so

and now he bears very little influence

in my life which i know

is common for most people in the black

community unfortunately

so i sort of fall into that statistic

if you will so my mom is a very

strong-willed woman a very opinionated

woman she happens to work

for the left she is a fundraiser so she

gets all the funding for the

organization that she works for

as a child my mom's beliefs were

ingrained in me she

taught me leftist ideology and in what

she believed from a very young age and i

was always

well aware of where she fell on the line

and

expected to believe the same not having

my father in my life did have an impact

on me

but i found father figures elsewhere

and two people who had a major influence

on me were my grandparents

and they are this strong beautiful

conservative couple that has been

married for years and years

and they taught me how to be a lady

they taught me how to carry myself and

be mature

and i find myself very lucky actually

that even though

my family does not agree with the values

that i

am putting out to the world that my

family accepts what i do

and that they are proud of what i do

even though they disagree

when i was 17 and i graduated high

school i took up a job

as a youth organizer at my mother's

organization

and as i was working there i remember in

particular

walking into the office and hearing

these conversations specifically in

regards to white people

and it was blatantly racist there was no

way around it there was no beating

around the bush

they hated white people and i sat down

with the vp of the organization and

i told him i was concerned i'm half

white i grew up with

my white family am i supposed to hate

that half of myself am i supposed to

hate my family

he essentially told me you have to

understand that people are angry

and they're rightfully angry and they're

going to say these things and maybe they

don't fully mean it but you have to sit

down and you have to take it and you

should be angry too

so that was a light bulb moment for me

and i went out to seek answers on my own

since nobody wanted to answer them

i went online and i found an interview

in particular

of thomas sol and something that

resonated with me is that

he was a marxist for most of his young

life

just as i was and that shared experience

was a beautiful revelation to see

and now he is this beautiful mind who

has intellect

beyond what i will ever be capable of so

he is a major

inspiration for me and a big part of why

i'm a conservative today

so when i think about the black

community in america

and how we are taught to be victims it

is devastating for me

and what happens is you

are raised in a society in which really

nobody is treating you differently

but you have the mindset that they are

and

not only does it hold you back from

creating your own success but it holds

you back from taking accountability

and you no longer are responsible for

your actions because you have somebody

to blame

and people perpetuate that and they tell

you that's okay

and they say yes you are a victim and

then you go out with that mindset and

when success doesn't happen for you you

blame it on other people

and ultimately i think that is the main

problem with that narrative is that

there's no accountability in the black

community anymore

and people get very very angry when you

say things like that

because they want their race to be seen

they think it's such a pivotal part of

who they are as a person

and it's overtaking character it's

overtaking morals and values it's

overtaking

where you even land politically your

race is

seen as this sort of pivotal structure

to who you are

when that should not be the case we are

bringing back segregation in this

country

and people will sell it to you as if

we're doing it in a positive manner but

it is segregation nonetheless and that

is never positive

so that's another narrative that the

american people are being sold that we

need to uplift black people and in doing

that we need to keep them in their

separate categories and we we

need to give them their success

and it perpetuates the very same racist

narrative that they are trying to run

away from because if black people can't

do anything without your help

and without the help of white liberals

or white leftists

what are you saying about the black

community you're saying that they're not

capable of doing things without you

you're taking away

their character you're taking away their

success and putting it under your name

we are seeing this positive segregation

in the black only college dorms we're

seeing it in affirmative action

we're seeing it in our streaming

services like netflix and hulu where we

have black only categories

i went onto youtube the other day and i

got a

big poster that said let's uplift black

creators and here's a list of black

creators on our platform

we are segregating virtually every

single facet of our society and we're

doing it

in this gradual process and teaching

people that it's a positive

aspect of our lives when it's not the

left is very very supportive of

anti-american values and anti-american

speech

and they see it as taking back

a country that has not served them even

though america has done

wonders for everybody who lives here i

fear that if

things continue on the same track that

they're on right now we are going to

lose all sight of what america ever was

or what america should be

and there are strong campaigns to

strip america of its tradition and of

its values

and a lot of it is what we are taught

when we go

into school we are taught that this

country of freedom and liberty

has all these transgressions that nobody

wants to talk about and nobody wants to

discuss

and really we have a systemic issue that

really are not the the free and tolerant

country that we

preach to people that we are we are not

the beacon on the hill that we try to

get other people to perceive us as

and i think it is just a child that is

born of misinformation

and lies i think that we can all find

common ground in looking at

the beautiful things that this country

has to offer we get to

experience more freedom than anybody in

the world

the fact that i can go out and have

freedom of speech and say what i feel

and what i think

it's also amazing in this country that

can come here and enjoy all these

opportunities create businesses create

our own world create our own dream

and to know that you can go out and be

whatever you want to be

is a beautiful thing that should

absolutely be celebrated on both sides.