Death, Sex And Money

The podcast episode starts off, with a small introduction of Saeed Jones. Following the introduction, was a story about Saeed’s first sexual encounter. Then they talked about how he, due to a desire to understand what it meant to be gay, was very active

sexually during his college years. ?As Saeed said “I tried fucking my way into my identity”. The dialog is based a lot on emotions, and they told that later in his life, Saeed Jones experienced a new emotion, that he had not experienced before, grief. This was when Saeed's mother died, from a heart attack. He explained how he was feeling alone, being raised by a single mother. And how he got up, and how he continued his life after the loss of his mother. I really admire how he got himself back up again, after the loss of his mother. Especially when he was raised my a single mom, it must be eiser the deal with a loss of a parent, if you have another parent. It also sound like he had a very good and loving relationship, with his mother. Just hearing about it, had me feel all uncomfortable and sad on his behalf. Another reason to admire him, is the he must be dealing with so much already, growing up black and gay. I think his life situation would have been a whole different story if he had grown up in another country. Let’s say Denmark. During his childhood he would probably have had an easier time, dealing with his sexuallity. That’s because i feel like Denmark is more accepting, what concerns being gay. I still believe it’s tough growing up gay, but it might be easier in Denmark. Then there is another big thing, that could have made a huge change in his life. He talked about having more money, could have gotten his mother better medicine. Which could mean that his Mother might even have been alive today, because of the free healthcare in Denmark. But I don’t think that he would choose a different place, to start his life. As he would be a totally different person. Just like when people who got bullied, gets asked if they would wish that they hadn’t been bullied, most people answer no. Because they simple wouldn’t be the same person. And because they believe that they got stronger because of the issues they have had.