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pntns 4 points 1y ago
*Video Transcription: YouTube Video [1/2]*
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(00:00) [*The video shows a close-up shot of a person against a brick wall.*]
**Darth Blent**: Hey there, I'm Darth Blent, and WCU AKA Western Carolina University is in serious trouble! They made it to the news. [*Chuckles sarcastically.*]
(00:11)
**Darth Blent**: Um, for doing some really bad things in my opinion. Before you judge me and before you leave messages both hateful and, um, you know, positive, I ask you to watch the video through and then leave your criticism or your comments of support.
(00:29)
**Darth Blent**: My viewpoint is coming from a disabled student of Western Carolina University. I am blind. I have an eye disease called Retinitis Pigmentosis. I went blind a decade ago, legally blind a decade ago and I've been in the dark for- complete dark for a few years now.
(00:46) [*He inhales sharply with his nose.*]
**Darth Blent**: So, that is the perspective of my viewpoint. Don't make any judgments on what I'm about to say. Just know that this is where it's coming from.
(00:57)
**Darth Blent**: Before we get started into why Western has made a mistake, have you guys ever heard of the story of the Sneetches from Dr. Seuss? You know, I know Dr. Seuss was like canceled and everything a couple years ago or a few years ago, but if you haven't it's going to be very important that you know that story. It's free on YouTube, just look it up, Dr. Seuss Sneetches.
(01:22)
**Darth Blent**: For those of you who don't know and want a TLDR: So there's 2 groups of Sneetches, those that have stars on their belly, and ones that don't. The ones that do have stars on their belly assume "We are better, we are superior because we have stars." Those who don't have stars are put down and held in place, right.
(01:40)
**Darth Blent**: Well, there's a guy that comes into town, to those who don't have stars on their belly and says "Hey! You can get my machine and for [*High pitched hum noise*] 3 dollars each, a dollar fifty for the first person, you can have stars put on your belly and you'll be just as good as them!"
(01:56)
**Darth Blent**: And then, th- the after they get the stars the people who have stars says "Oh no! We're clearly better than them, but we can't tell the difference! What are we gonna do?" The guy walks in and says "Excuse me, for about 10 dollars each you can get my star remover machine and we can remove your stars and you guys will be able to tell the difference of superiority again."
(02:14)
**Darth Blent**: So they went back and forth, back and forth until everyone was out of money. And then the guy laughed as he drove off with all the money from the Sneetches. And he- his last words were "Sneetches will never learn."
(02:27)
**Darth Blent**: Well then, [*Clears throat*] the Sneetches learned that they were getting screwed over by- and that everyone was equal, or was worthwhile in their own opinion.
(02:37)
**Darth Blent**: And um- [*Clears Throat*] so Western in this story would be the guy that comes in to sell you whatever it is that you want to buy. And if you think I'm wrong, Western posted a link on their Facebook page and Instagram page "[*In a mockingly high voice*] We're so supportive of everyone who loves our- [*Voice drops back to his normal register*] uh, you know our um politically correct program. Here's a T-shirt you can buy for it!*]
(03:01) [*He gasps in mock surprise.*]
**Darth Blent**: Oh, yes we need to buy this T-shirt in order to show our support for this program, whose Western is totally gonna profit from!
(03:09)
**Darth Blent**: Western has profitized politically correct behavior. They have profitized it to the 10th degree, and if you try to do anything that's politically correct, or that supports people who are disabled, or of minority status that's outside of Western's grasp, they will shut you down [*Heavy emphasis on the word "down"*]. And I have an example of that personally.
(03:21)
**Darth Blent**: As a blind student there is a device I can get. I have to pay 4 thousand dollars for it. I don't have 4 thousand dollars because I'm a blind guy! And blind people are particularly poor because no one will hire them to work.
(03:46)
**Darth Blent**: So what did I do? This device goes on to like, glasses, and it goes into my ear and what it does is it tells me, it describes everything in front of me. It'll say, I can program it to recognize people, places, things, buildings! Do you imagine how much freedom that gives a person to be walking on campus an- and just moving my head around, and it say "Mckee! Stillwell! Arts building!" and just know where at in space of where I am, or front door to the left, front door to the right, elevator to the right. Do you- can you imagine how much freedom or it- it'll say "Restrooms" or whatever. Can you even fathom how much freedom that gives a blind person?
(04:27)
**Darth Blent**: So I was like "How am I going to get the money to buy this thing?" Well, I started busking on campus. Okay, I did this all last semester. I would play music with, um, a little case open, and I made money! I did! Western, I made money on your campus! And this is where you had a problem. You don't mind me playing on campus as long as I 1. Pay for a permit to play where you tell me to play, and 2. You make it where I can't make money! I only- I can only play, I can't have anything that says you know like "Subscribe to me here on YouTube", or "Donate if you want to my CashApp", which is CashApp dot Blint by the way. Or whatever! I can't do that. Why? Because it's not using your Cat Card.
(05:18)
**Darth Blent**: And so, you shut me down. You prevented me from being able to make my own money to purchase a device that would prevent me from being as disabled and rely on people.
(05:28)
**Darth Blent**: [*Angrily*] Thank you, Western Carolina University! But go ahead, praise how politically correct you are, and how much you love fighting for the small man, as you shut a blind person down from being able to support himself. Thank you, Western Carolina University!
(05:42) [*Darth Blent gestures with his left hand, opening and closing it before giving a "thumbs up".
**Darth Blent**: [*Angrily*] One handout applaud for you, good job!
(05:46) [*Several seconds pass without any speech.*]
(05:50)
**Darth Blent**: If you couldn't tell, that was- anyways. [*Inhales and exhales sharply.*]
(05:54)
**Darth Blent**: So where do I go from here? You know, after all this happened I was called this last week, [*Emphasis on the word "week"*] like, yesterday actually, yesterday morning by the legal department at Western telling me I can't do this anymore.
(06:08)
**Darth Blent**: You know, I can play only in designated areas that they tell me, which by the way, I don't even know how to get to because they're off of my route. You know, every semester I have to learn my new route from my classes. Because I'm a blind guy. Do you not realize how much that device would help me? And how much Western is saying "No" because you're- you know the Cat Card's not involved, you ain't can't do this, You know, Western says "Oh we're all about small community. We're all about helping the local environment." Really? Then why is everything glued to a damn Cat Card?
(06:39)
**Darth Blent**: You know, if you're not using a Cat Card you can't be affiliated with Western. You know what I mean? And let me- let me put this in there as well. The meal plan! Do you know what the meal plan used to be like? You were in control of th- the- the amount of times you could go to the, you know, to the cafeteria. Those tickets of yours were actually yours. Now, they're not yours. They're Western's, because you can't give them to friends, you can't give them to family, you can't give them to other people on Western who are maybe starving because they can't afford to eat, because you're nickeling and diming for every damn thing.
(07:16)
**Darth Blent**: No, now, if that individual buys those they have to be the one to use it. You know what, that's anti-student behavior. All these anti-student behavior policies need to come to an end. If a student purchases meal plan tickets, they should be the one in charge of their tickets, not you Western, they should be! Because it- they purchased them. If they wanna say "Oh, my friend can't afford to eat for the next fucking week because they had to pay not only 500 dollars per classes, you love to say that, but then they had to pay 400 dollars per book, 700 dollars for the football team, thats- work- that's required that they don't even want to go to, 200 dollars for a parking pass, and- and- and the list goes on. And then housing on top of it, they're lying when they say "Oh it's only 500 dollars for a class, they're nickeling and diming you for every damn thing.
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(00:00) [*The video shows a close-up shot of a person against a brick wall.*]
**Darth Blent**: Hey there, I'm Darth Blent, and WCU AKA Western Carolina University is in serious trouble! They made it to the news. [*Chuckles sarcastically.*]
(00:11)
**Darth Blent**: Um, for doing some really bad things in my opinion. Before you judge me and before you leave messages both hateful and, um, you know, positive, I ask you to watch the video through and then leave your criticism or your comments of support.
(00:29)
**Darth Blent**: My viewpoint is coming from a disabled student of Western Carolina University. I am blind. I have an eye disease called Retinitis Pigmentosis. I went blind a decade ago, legally blind a decade ago and I've been in the dark for- complete dark for a few years now.
(00:46) [*He inhales sharply with his nose.*]
**Darth Blent**: So, that is the perspective of my viewpoint. Don't make any judgments on what I'm about to say. Just know that this is where it's coming from.
(00:57)
**Darth Blent**: Before we get started into why Western has made a mistake, have you guys ever heard of the story of the Sneetches from Dr. Seuss? You know, I know Dr. Seuss was like canceled and everything a couple years ago or a few years ago, but if you haven't it's going to be very important that you know that story. It's free on YouTube, just look it up, Dr. Seuss Sneetches.
(01:22)
**Darth Blent**: For those of you who don't know and want a TLDR: So there's 2 groups of Sneetches, those that have stars on their belly, and ones that don't. The ones that do have stars on their belly assume "We are better, we are superior because we have stars." Those who don't have stars are put down and held in place, right.
(01:40)
**Darth Blent**: Well, there's a guy that comes into town, to those who don't have stars on their belly and says "Hey! You can get my machine and for [*High pitched hum noise*] 3 dollars each, a dollar fifty for the first person, you can have stars put on your belly and you'll be just as good as them!"
(01:56)
**Darth Blent**: And then, th- the after they get the stars the people who have stars says "Oh no! We're clearly better than them, but we can't tell the difference! What are we gonna do?" The guy walks in and says "Excuse me, for about 10 dollars each you can get my star remover machine and we can remove your stars and you guys will be able to tell the difference of superiority again."
(02:14)
**Darth Blent**: So they went back and forth, back and forth until everyone was out of money. And then the guy laughed as he drove off with all the money from the Sneetches. And he- his last words were "Sneetches will never learn."
(02:27)
**Darth Blent**: Well then, [*Clears throat*] the Sneetches learned that they were getting screwed over by- and that everyone was equal, or was worthwhile in their own opinion.
(02:37)
**Darth Blent**: And um- [*Clears Throat*] so Western in this story would be the guy that comes in to sell you whatever it is that you want to buy. And if you think I'm wrong, Western posted a link on their Facebook page and Instagram page "[*In a mockingly high voice*] We're so supportive of everyone who loves our- [*Voice drops back to his normal register*] uh, you know our um politically correct program. Here's a T-shirt you can buy for it!*]
(03:01) [*He gasps in mock surprise.*]
**Darth Blent**: Oh, yes we need to buy this T-shirt in order to show our support for this program, whose Western is totally gonna profit from!
(03:09)
**Darth Blent**: Western has profitized politically correct behavior. They have profitized it to the 10th degree, and if you try to do anything that's politically correct, or that supports people who are disabled, or of minority status that's outside of Western's grasp, they will shut you down [*Heavy emphasis on the word "down"*]. And I have an example of that personally.
(03:21)
**Darth Blent**: As a blind student there is a device I can get. I have to pay 4 thousand dollars for it. I don't have 4 thousand dollars because I'm a blind guy! And blind people are particularly poor because no one will hire them to work.
(03:46)
**Darth Blent**: So what did I do? This device goes on to like, glasses, and it goes into my ear and what it does is it tells me, it describes everything in front of me. It'll say, I can program it to recognize people, places, things, buildings! Do you imagine how much freedom that gives a person to be walking on campus an- and just moving my head around, and it say "Mckee! Stillwell! Arts building!" and just know where at in space of where I am, or front door to the left, front door to the right, elevator to the right. Do you- can you imagine how much freedom or it- it'll say "Restrooms" or whatever. Can you even fathom how much freedom that gives a blind person?
(04:27)
**Darth Blent**: So I was like "How am I going to get the money to buy this thing?" Well, I started busking on campus. Okay, I did this all last semester. I would play music with, um, a little case open, and I made money! I did! Western, I made money on your campus! And this is where you had a problem. You don't mind me playing on campus as long as I 1. Pay for a permit to play where you tell me to play, and 2. You make it where I can't make money! I only- I can only play, I can't have anything that says you know like "Subscribe to me here on YouTube", or "Donate if you want to my CashApp", which is CashApp dot Blint by the way. Or whatever! I can't do that. Why? Because it's not using your Cat Card.
(05:18)
**Darth Blent**: And so, you shut me down. You prevented me from being able to make my own money to purchase a device that would prevent me from being as disabled and rely on people.
(05:28)
**Darth Blent**: [*Angrily*] Thank you, Western Carolina University! But go ahead, praise how politically correct you are, and how much you love fighting for the small man, as you shut a blind person down from being able to support himself. Thank you, Western Carolina University!
(05:42) [*Darth Blent gestures with his left hand, opening and closing it before giving a "thumbs up".
**Darth Blent**: [*Angrily*] One handout applaud for you, good job!
(05:46) [*Several seconds pass without any speech.*]
(05:50)
**Darth Blent**: If you couldn't tell, that was- anyways. [*Inhales and exhales sharply.*]
(05:54)
**Darth Blent**: So where do I go from here? You know, after all this happened I was called this last week, [*Emphasis on the word "week"*] like, yesterday actually, yesterday morning by the legal department at Western telling me I can't do this anymore.
(06:08)
**Darth Blent**: You know, I can play only in designated areas that they tell me, which by the way, I don't even know how to get to because they're off of my route. You know, every semester I have to learn my new route from my classes. Because I'm a blind guy. Do you not realize how much that device would help me? And how much Western is saying "No" because you're- you know the Cat Card's not involved, you ain't can't do this, You know, Western says "Oh we're all about small community. We're all about helping the local environment." Really? Then why is everything glued to a damn Cat Card?
(06:39)
**Darth Blent**: You know, if you're not using a Cat Card you can't be affiliated with Western. You know what I mean? And let me- let me put this in there as well. The meal plan! Do you know what the meal plan used to be like? You were in control of th- the- the amount of times you could go to the, you know, to the cafeteria. Those tickets of yours were actually yours. Now, they're not yours. They're Western's, because you can't give them to friends, you can't give them to family, you can't give them to other people on Western who are maybe starving because they can't afford to eat, because you're nickeling and diming for every damn thing.
(07:16)
**Darth Blent**: No, now, if that individual buys those they have to be the one to use it. You know what, that's anti-student behavior. All these anti-student behavior policies need to come to an end. If a student purchases meal plan tickets, they should be the one in charge of their tickets, not you Western, they should be! Because it- they purchased them. If they wanna say "Oh, my friend can't afford to eat for the next fucking week because they had to pay not only 500 dollars per classes, you love to say that, but then they had to pay 400 dollars per book, 700 dollars for the football team, thats- work- that's required that they don't even want to go to, 200 dollars for a parking pass, and- and- and the list goes on. And then housing on top of it, they're lying when they say "Oh it's only 500 dollars for a class, they're nickeling and diming you for every damn thing.
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pntns 3 points 1y ago
*Video Transcription: YouTube Video [2/2]*
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(07:16)
**Darth Blent**: No, now, if that individual buys those they have to be the one to use it. You know what, that's anti-student behavior. All these anti-student behavior policies need to come to an end. If a student purchases meal plan tickets, they should be the one in charge of their tickets, not you Western, they should be! Because it- they purchased them. If they wanna say "Oh, my friend can't afford to eat for the next fucking week because they had to pay not only 500 dollars per classes, you love to say that, but then they had to pay 400 dollars per book, 700 dollars for the football team, thats- work- that's required that they don't even want to go to, 200 dollars for a parking pass, and- and- and the list goes on. And then housing on top of it, they're lying when they say "Oh it's only 500 dollars for a class, they're nickeling and diming you for every damn thing.
(08:06)
**Darth Blent**: If you don't think I'm right, look at the spaces that they clearly mark. It's so-and-so much per 30 minutes to park here. You know what I mean? Why would those spaces- spaces even exist, unless they just want to profitize? Seriously. If you go and add up how many of those spaces there are and just do it by [*High pitched noise*] let's see here, an 8 hour period, that's over half a million dollars they're making just be- over a year, just because they say "You have to pay to park right here, per 30 minutes" or "Per hour". You know what I mean?
(08:37)
**Darth Blent**: And, so, what they're doing is "Oh! We're all about equality." but if you're rich you can pay to park in better places. Oh, thanks Western! But you're- so you're gonna- y- Western is basically turned into a heartless business. That's it. Western, WCU, has destroyed the soul of Western. They've ripped it out and said "Nope, if you can't make money with it, we don't want it."
(09:01)
**Darth Blent**: And- and like I said the prime example of that is look at what they're in trouble for now in the news. Seriously, go Google it. Go YouTube it. WCU you know, they made the news. Why? Because they got in trouble for their- their program that's going on for political correctness.
(09:21) [*He sniffs once.*]
**Darth Blent**: Now I'm not saying that the program's not good or bad. What I'm saying is if actions speak louder than word, Western, what actions speak louder than words. And you are saying one thing and doing another.
(09:32)
**Darth Blent**: Why are you doing that, Western? Either- either you're for- you know- and the reason why- hold on, I know I'm going off, but this is gonna make sense in a second I promise.
(09:42) [*He inhales sharply.*]
**Darth Blent**: The reason why Western says "Oh w- we're good for the community." Well, you know what? Housing has been destroyed here. The cost of living has skyrocketed here and not because of the pandemic, this is pre-pandemic, look it up, because you're taking in so many students and you can't support them for 4 years of housing.
(10:02)
**Darth Blent**: So you push them off on the community. You're willing to build housing, as long as you can profit from it. You're willing to build things, as long as you can profit from it, but how is that helping the community? How's that bringing money and stability to those who naturally live here like myself? I'm a blind student who lives in Silva, okay? I live here my- I've lived here my whole life. You know on those, uh, Facebook and- and- um- in Instagram posts where all the professors were saying "Those hillbilly hicks!"? Yeah, thank you! I'm a student of Western who the faculty were referring to as a hillbilly hick. No, I'm a neutral person. I learned critical thinking from you! And I'm using it against you because what you're saying is not aligning up with your actions, Western.
(10:47)
**Darth Blent**: And so that's telling me that your PR department is per- is saying "Alright, here guys! Look we're politically correct, everything is great, and then the business side is saying "Anytime you can change them money, do it. And if they're not going to be making money through Cat Card, shut them the fuck down."
(11:09)
**Darth Blent**: That is a greedy business. You can't be on both sides of the fence like that. The students are waking up to that, some of the faculty are waking up to that, and regardless to which side of you're on. on, can you not see the fact that in th- the hypocrisy of Western right now?
(11:24)
**Darth Blent**: You know, this is just my story of a blind disabled man. I know a lot you guys were like "He's going to be pushing the PC", or "Oh he's going to be anti-PC", no! I'm in the middle! I'm literally in the middle. I'm not a democrat or a republican. I'm literally in the middle. Why? Because both sides have great argument points. And both sides have bad argument points. So why would I align with something I have disagreements with on both sides? I wouldn't.
(11:50)
**Darth Blent**: So, Western! Get your head out of your ass and start doing what you preach! I can't believe that you were trying to sell a T-shirt to politically correct people so that they could support politically correctness on campus. Really! So that you could gather more money. How much money do you need, Western?! How much money will be enough? I don't think there will ever be enough. Oh- you know what you guys love to invest in? Building new buildings to get more people here to make more money. And you know what? Here's how you're going to spend it. I know how the PR department is going to spend it. The more people we get here, the more people who get educated, the more people out of poverty. Really?
(12:28)
**Darth Blent**: Whenever you're nickeling and diming for everything, I'm a blind guy! Why am I paying 700 dollars for a football team in which I was 1. never gon to and 2. can't even enjoy, can't see! Why? Because, you know, it's- it's not audio described!
(12:41)
**Darth Blent**: None of your games are audio described, Western! So, I'm paying money for something that I don't have access to regardless.
(12:48) [*He does the same gesture with his left hand while speaking mockingly.*]
**Darth Blent**: Thank you, Western, for your acceptance of me!
(12:51)
**Darth Blent**: You know, I'm trying- I'm a blind guy trying to make money and, you know what I make comedy satirical music. Um, and if you like that kind of stuff, subscribe! I also make regular music, I play with a couple of other people who bust. By the way, Western, I'm not gonna stop busting on your campus, fuck you, if you want to stop me you're going to have to arrest me and remove me from your campus. Let's see how- let's see how the news loves the story of you arresting a blind guy trying to raise money to get himself a device and on- by himself, in order to be able to more independent.
(13:25)
**Darth Blent**: Let's see how th- the news agency likes that. Because that's where it's going, you told me I can't do it, and you told me what the punishment was going to be if I did. So you know what, let's play it out and see how heartless of a business you really are. Are you really that greedy where me raising money playing music on the freaking- on campus, is such a problem for you that oh- for the love of god we gotta shut this blind guy down. Is that really what your biggest priority is right now, Western? Thank you very much, I appreciate it, like, favorite, and subscribe, send this out to everybody you know that lives locally, that lives around this area, that, you know, that does their thing on- in Jackson county, that goes to Western, or whatever!
(14:08)
**Darth Blent**: Because at the end of the day, WCU is going to have to pay for this, th- they're literally hanging themselves. And right now they're in panic, they're trying to spin everything, and did you guys get the email that the chancellor released yesterday explaining going on? Great way to cover it up, I'm glad you PR department wrote that for you because it used none of the language that you normally use in your emails.
(14:33)
**Darth Blent**: So we clearly- it wasn't written by you. So, um, thank you chancellor for allowing a campus that squashes a blind guy trying to raise money to buy a device in order to be more independent, I appreciate that, chancellor. That's the campus you're running right now, and if you can't realize the hypocrisy going on in campus at this moment, then maybe you need to step down and leave. Maybe all of you in charge need to leave so that new people can come in who will actually think critically.
(15:02)
**Darth Blent**: This has been Darth Blent, share this out. Let's get the word.
(15:08) [*End of Video.*]
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(07:16)
**Darth Blent**: No, now, if that individual buys those they have to be the one to use it. You know what, that's anti-student behavior. All these anti-student behavior policies need to come to an end. If a student purchases meal plan tickets, they should be the one in charge of their tickets, not you Western, they should be! Because it- they purchased them. If they wanna say "Oh, my friend can't afford to eat for the next fucking week because they had to pay not only 500 dollars per classes, you love to say that, but then they had to pay 400 dollars per book, 700 dollars for the football team, thats- work- that's required that they don't even want to go to, 200 dollars for a parking pass, and- and- and the list goes on. And then housing on top of it, they're lying when they say "Oh it's only 500 dollars for a class, they're nickeling and diming you for every damn thing.
(08:06)
**Darth Blent**: If you don't think I'm right, look at the spaces that they clearly mark. It's so-and-so much per 30 minutes to park here. You know what I mean? Why would those spaces- spaces even exist, unless they just want to profitize? Seriously. If you go and add up how many of those spaces there are and just do it by [*High pitched noise*] let's see here, an 8 hour period, that's over half a million dollars they're making just be- over a year, just because they say "You have to pay to park right here, per 30 minutes" or "Per hour". You know what I mean?
(08:37)
**Darth Blent**: And, so, what they're doing is "Oh! We're all about equality." but if you're rich you can pay to park in better places. Oh, thanks Western! But you're- so you're gonna- y- Western is basically turned into a heartless business. That's it. Western, WCU, has destroyed the soul of Western. They've ripped it out and said "Nope, if you can't make money with it, we don't want it."
(09:01)
**Darth Blent**: And- and like I said the prime example of that is look at what they're in trouble for now in the news. Seriously, go Google it. Go YouTube it. WCU you know, they made the news. Why? Because they got in trouble for their- their program that's going on for political correctness.
(09:21) [*He sniffs once.*]
**Darth Blent**: Now I'm not saying that the program's not good or bad. What I'm saying is if actions speak louder than word, Western, what actions speak louder than words. And you are saying one thing and doing another.
(09:32)
**Darth Blent**: Why are you doing that, Western? Either- either you're for- you know- and the reason why- hold on, I know I'm going off, but this is gonna make sense in a second I promise.
(09:42) [*He inhales sharply.*]
**Darth Blent**: The reason why Western says "Oh w- we're good for the community." Well, you know what? Housing has been destroyed here. The cost of living has skyrocketed here and not because of the pandemic, this is pre-pandemic, look it up, because you're taking in so many students and you can't support them for 4 years of housing.
(10:02)
**Darth Blent**: So you push them off on the community. You're willing to build housing, as long as you can profit from it. You're willing to build things, as long as you can profit from it, but how is that helping the community? How's that bringing money and stability to those who naturally live here like myself? I'm a blind student who lives in Silva, okay? I live here my- I've lived here my whole life. You know on those, uh, Facebook and- and- um- in Instagram posts where all the professors were saying "Those hillbilly hicks!"? Yeah, thank you! I'm a student of Western who the faculty were referring to as a hillbilly hick. No, I'm a neutral person. I learned critical thinking from you! And I'm using it against you because what you're saying is not aligning up with your actions, Western.
(10:47)
**Darth Blent**: And so that's telling me that your PR department is per- is saying "Alright, here guys! Look we're politically correct, everything is great, and then the business side is saying "Anytime you can change them money, do it. And if they're not going to be making money through Cat Card, shut them the fuck down."
(11:09)
**Darth Blent**: That is a greedy business. You can't be on both sides of the fence like that. The students are waking up to that, some of the faculty are waking up to that, and regardless to which side of you're on. on, can you not see the fact that in th- the hypocrisy of Western right now?
(11:24)
**Darth Blent**: You know, this is just my story of a blind disabled man. I know a lot you guys were like "He's going to be pushing the PC", or "Oh he's going to be anti-PC", no! I'm in the middle! I'm literally in the middle. I'm not a democrat or a republican. I'm literally in the middle. Why? Because both sides have great argument points. And both sides have bad argument points. So why would I align with something I have disagreements with on both sides? I wouldn't.
(11:50)
**Darth Blent**: So, Western! Get your head out of your ass and start doing what you preach! I can't believe that you were trying to sell a T-shirt to politically correct people so that they could support politically correctness on campus. Really! So that you could gather more money. How much money do you need, Western?! How much money will be enough? I don't think there will ever be enough. Oh- you know what you guys love to invest in? Building new buildings to get more people here to make more money. And you know what? Here's how you're going to spend it. I know how the PR department is going to spend it. The more people we get here, the more people who get educated, the more people out of poverty. Really?
(12:28)
**Darth Blent**: Whenever you're nickeling and diming for everything, I'm a blind guy! Why am I paying 700 dollars for a football team in which I was 1. never gon to and 2. can't even enjoy, can't see! Why? Because, you know, it's- it's not audio described!
(12:41)
**Darth Blent**: None of your games are audio described, Western! So, I'm paying money for something that I don't have access to regardless.
(12:48) [*He does the same gesture with his left hand while speaking mockingly.*]
**Darth Blent**: Thank you, Western, for your acceptance of me!
(12:51)
**Darth Blent**: You know, I'm trying- I'm a blind guy trying to make money and, you know what I make comedy satirical music. Um, and if you like that kind of stuff, subscribe! I also make regular music, I play with a couple of other people who bust. By the way, Western, I'm not gonna stop busting on your campus, fuck you, if you want to stop me you're going to have to arrest me and remove me from your campus. Let's see how- let's see how the news loves the story of you arresting a blind guy trying to raise money to get himself a device and on- by himself, in order to be able to more independent.
(13:25)
**Darth Blent**: Let's see how th- the news agency likes that. Because that's where it's going, you told me I can't do it, and you told me what the punishment was going to be if I did. So you know what, let's play it out and see how heartless of a business you really are. Are you really that greedy where me raising money playing music on the freaking- on campus, is such a problem for you that oh- for the love of god we gotta shut this blind guy down. Is that really what your biggest priority is right now, Western? Thank you very much, I appreciate it, like, favorite, and subscribe, send this out to everybody you know that lives locally, that lives around this area, that, you know, that does their thing on- in Jackson county, that goes to Western, or whatever!
(14:08)
**Darth Blent**: Because at the end of the day, WCU is going to have to pay for this, th- they're literally hanging themselves. And right now they're in panic, they're trying to spin everything, and did you guys get the email that the chancellor released yesterday explaining going on? Great way to cover it up, I'm glad you PR department wrote that for you because it used none of the language that you normally use in your emails.
(14:33)
**Darth Blent**: So we clearly- it wasn't written by you. So, um, thank you chancellor for allowing a campus that squashes a blind guy trying to raise money to buy a device in order to be more independent, I appreciate that, chancellor. That's the campus you're running right now, and if you can't realize the hypocrisy going on in campus at this moment, then maybe you need to step down and leave. Maybe all of you in charge need to leave so that new people can come in who will actually think critically.
(15:02)
**Darth Blent**: This has been Darth Blent, share this out. Let's get the word.
(15:08) [*End of Video.*]
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TechnicalPragmatist 1 points 1y ago
That guy sounds quite entitled and whiny.
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