Open Thoughts With Tristin..

In this installment of open thoughts, funny Marco records his legendary. attempt to bridge the gap between. cultures once again. We observe his. expert approach to cultural diplomacy. through interrogation, confusion, and. awkward. silences. Today, he engages with a real. life Caucasian male, unfiltered, unsupervised, and slightly. uncomfortable. What unfolds is both a lesson in. patience and an exploration of what.

happens when two worlds collide. One. raised on struggle and the other on. trail mix and passive aggression. Let's. dive in, shall we? All right, guys. Um, this is Marco. Comment below, Marco. Summers. This episode, um, you're going. to get to. know somebody. You can step in. I want. you to label figure out what you uh. label yourself. You can sit down right there. Right. This one. Yeah. Okay, cool. Uh what.

would you label your like race? Probably. white. Okay. Well, you going to get to. know or say like the white guy. Yeah. Not the white race though as a whole, you know? Mhm. I don't want to be a. representation. What do you. mean? white people, you know, don't think that. How long have you been. white, man? Probably started when I was born.

So, 98. How long have you been uh. What do you feel like you do different? Well, I uh I work in social media. Uh. so, I kind of just tweet all day. Uh, but do differently? What do you mean? Like what's different? I'm just here to. get to know you. That's what I'm. learning. Well, I mean, I probably uh I. start my day out. I usually wake up. around 11:00. Mhm. Jack off.

Uh, shower usually. Mhm. Play a couple. video games. And then I That's when you. start to Have you ever yelled at your. mom before growing up? No. My mom was. scary. She was a butcher. She chopped. off her fingers a couple times. What. about that? Have you ever yelled at your. parents in general? No. No. They would. they would hit me if I did that. If they. didn't hit me, but if I did do that. Mhm. You know. Yeah. It's kind of like, hey, I'm going to call CPS if you hit. me. Mhm. It's like, yeah, go enjoy.

living with bunch of minorities. How old. are you? 26. How old? 26. Yeah. And you're not in your 30s? Well, you're not in your 20s. What do you mean by that? I see a little. bit. of gray gray down there or up there. Hopefully not down there. Uh so like. when it comes to like music, what music. genre do you listen to and why do you. choose to listen to it? I like them all. I like country, uh metal, classic rock,

rap, you know. How long have you been. listening to rap? Probably since I was. like nine. And what's your favorite top. three? You know, top four artists. Top. four? Why not three? Four seems like a. lot. Okay. What's three? Three. Um, rap, right. Mhm. And then R&B. So, probably. DMX for number one. Mhm. I like the. barking. I don't really like Eminem. Yeah. That's not really Why' you go. there? Well, it's just usually you would.

assume, you know. One time I was at the. strip club and they started playing the. BeeGees and all the guys were like, "Ain't these your cousins?" Mhm. I don't. know the Beees. Right. Yeah. And who. else you got? Um, let's get an R Travis. Scott. Oh, you want to skip rap? Yeah. Okay. Number one for R&B is probably R. Kelly. Um, name six R. Kelly songs. Uh, it seems. like you're ready. Honey Love, Step in. the Name of Love, I Believe I Can.

Fly, uh, Ignition. Remix. Oh, wait. There's another one I'm. missing there. That's good. And it. probably be bad if I name six. That also. five is enough. Five's like he's not a. fan, but. definitely gets down to it. I don't know. what stepping looks like, but I tried. it. Have you ever gotten into a fight. before? Yeah. And what was it over? Uh I. spit on this guy's car cuz he wouldn't. take me to lunch cuz How did that turn. out? Oh, he whooped my ass. Uh he kept. slamming my head into the concrete. Pretty much half the school showed up.

cuz I was like, you know, pretty cool. guy. Did you feel offended? No. No. I. had that one coming. I I tried to be. like, "Hey, we don't need to do this. We. don't have to do this. You know, we're. grown." We weren't grown. I mean, I was. more older than him, but he posted on. YouTube, actually. Mhm. And uh couple. years later, I had to report it so that. way I just clean slate. Like, I'll admit. it, but I don't need evidence. Mhm. So, if you actually see a crime and you were. like, you know, walking past, what do.

you do? Do you call the police? Do you. just let it happen? Like you see. somebody breaking in the car, do you. call the police or do you get involved, stop them or what do you do? If I saw. someone breaking in the car and be like, "Hey, hello, bro. As you can see, I'm watching. you as you watching me. But one thing I. want you to do is grab your phone and. download Prize Pick." And when you. download Prize Pick, make sure you put. Code Funny Marco. It's going to help me. and you. And I'm going sit here and. watch you do it. Funny. Hey, I'm still watching him.

Once you download the app and you put in. code funny Marco, play $5, $50. Get your grandma phone. Get your grandpa. phone. Download prospect for him. Get. everybody phone. Use code funny Marco. What you waiting on? Hopefully not me. cuz I already got. it. And that's how you get [ __ ] up. But I'm not That's I would probably stop. it. Hey, or they or they could probably. shoot me. That's probably another. outcome there. Don't think I've ever. called the cops on uh a minority before.

Thought about it. Not yet. Right. A lot of life left, right? Lot of opportunities. And you are. dating, correct? Am I dating? Yeah. Yeah, I'm taking Are you in a. relationship? I am. Okay. And what race. is that? The relationship? Yeah. What. race is that? It's interracial. Oh, interracial. What interracial are you. dating? What interracial am I dating? Yeah. But we're we're a swirl. She's. black. I'm white. Yeah. And how do white.

guys approach black women? Well, I had. uh I slitter my phone. You know what. Touch Tunes is? Mhm. Slid it across the. bar and I said, "Pick any song you want. Fast pass it." Did you get to meet the. parents? Uh, no, not yet. She says it. probably wouldn't go well. So, how long. have y'all been dating? We're getting. close to a year. And you still ain't. date the parent? You still No, I. wouldn't date the parents. I mean, no, you ain't got to see the parents. Sorry. No, no, that don't matter. I don't think. I've even uh FaceTime. Mhm. Yeah. I.

don't know if they've even really. actually seen me to be honest. But what. do you think would happen if you got to. see the parents? I think it would go well. Mhm. You know, I have a good handshake. So, I feel. like, you know, if a man's got a good. handshake and I. sh Hey, good to meet you. Your. daughter's hot. when you go to the barber shop. Uh I. never got to see like the white, you. know, like they have blacks like number.

two, number three. Do they have like. that for white people where you can pick. a haircut number? Main I don't get my. haircut usually. Mhm. So I just kind of. skip that. But super cuts, it's just, you know, you show them a picture of a. white guy and go make me look like this. That's how it works. Yeah. A lot of them. are like Chris Pratt. Oh wow. So that's. You guys don't do that. They're already. on the wall. So it's just skip all the. awkward. Hold on. That's a picture of. him shirtless. Let me keep going, you. know, kind of. No, no, it's like give me. a number six, number seven. So, like. that. Oh, it's like a fast food. restaurant. Yeah, that's cool. Yeah. Yeah. Super cuts isn't very cool,

though. Yeah. Yeah. Any questions you. would like to ask? Like, you know, I can. answer for you know, you when it comes. to a different culture or do you know. the black culture? Yeah. What's up with. the uh smoke alarm thing? Smoke. detector. What do you mean? You guys. always got it beeping. Uh sometimes we. just got to change the battery. No, I. know, but you It's like you guys don't. do that. Yeah, cuz it's like the last. thing on our mind. Like, do you just not. have batteries or. like why PlayStation? What do you mean? You guys don't really do Xbox. You're.

kind of a PlayStation people. You mean. you guys? What that mean? Black H. Is it assumption that all white people. can't fight? Do you like that when. people just think that automatically? I. think yeah that's fake cuz you just look. at UFC you know and like we when we. watch. UFC now this is where the assumption. comes in. If you're white and you see. him fighting a black guy do not put. money on the white guy. Yeah. We we kind. of know that one. Kind of like. basketball too, you know, like when we.

see like a white guy guarding a black. guy, you know, and it's like he gets a. steal. Yeah. It's almost like take him. out. He's he won MVP right there. Do you. ever get nervous like when you go into a. place where it's mostly all blacks? No, I've gotten used to it now living in. Atlanta. It's more weird now that when. it's all white, I'm like, "Where's the. black people?" And they're like, "Oh, they're in the kitchen." I'm like, "All. right, right. That makes sense." What do. you feel like it takes to be a racist?

Oh, man. You got to like go out of your way, you know? Cuz like I don't think it's. racist if someone cuts you off and they. don't look like you. you. Go figure. One. of them. That's not racist cuz you know. they did something. Mhm. But it's just. like, you know, if you're walking down. the street, you know, and some guy walks. past you, [ __ ] Mhm. get him out of. here. Mhm. That's racist, you know. Yeah. Just picking on somebody for no. like reason. Yeah. Let him give you a. need and then it's like, you know, then. you kind of almost get like a free pass.

to be racist. Mhm. You know. Yeah. Like. would you do that? Like No, it takes a. lot of energy. But like if a white guy. like pissed you off, you be like [ __ ]. cracker. No, I wouldn't say that. I know. usually when white people cut you off, they don't look at you in the face. anyway. They just keep looking straight. Well, especially if it's like and you're. looking at me. Yeah, I'm. straightforward. What are your three. favorite black words? Was Haden. Is that one word? Twin is. pretty cool. You know, that's getting. pretty big again. You know, gat was.

pretty cool, but that's not like a word. like you So, do you feel like uh the. black culture has a part of you and like. the way that you feel and think like. growing up? Like growing up? No. I. didn't really see any black people. except on TV and they were all kind of. scary. So, like who? Like Ice Cube. Well, you feel like Ice Cube Scary out. of all people. Well, he was kind of. scary. How? Poison the Hood, but like I didn't I didn't really know. any black people growing up. We had like. one, maybe two. Mhm. I dated her. How was it? Not great. Really? Wow.

Yeah, she was uh she's a little crazy. Mhm. Do you know why black women hate. [ __ ] so much? Uh it's okay for them to. call each other that. You just don't do. it. That's all. Yeah, because they mean. it in their own way. So, it's kind of. like the N word. What's the N word? Yeah, my phone's dead. Otherwise, I'd. type it to. you. Um what would you call these people. right here? Family.

Okay, great answer. What would you call? What if you were like drunk and you're. like, "Nah, you're tripping.". [ __ ]. It ends in an. A. They say it a lot on Django. Unchained. I ain't never got to see that. movie. It's my dad's favorite movie. Is. your dad a racist, you feel like, or he. loves everybody? He'll drop them here and there, but you. know, for the most part, he's a pretty. subtle racist. I don't think it's like.

a like we said effort. Mhm. To him it's. kind of effortless, you know? It's just. like letting a couple fly here and. there. Mhm. Most people like you going. where where am I going like like after. this? Oh no. Heaven or hell? Oh. Uh early days playing Xbox. I'm probably. going to hell. I mean, all you got to do. is go to church and just get a I did. that one time. time I went to a black. church with my uh one of my. ex-girlfriends. Mhm. And then they.

started bringing up uh that one church. shooter who was white. Mhm. You know, some of you in here have Dylan Roof. syndrome and it's. like put the Bible up, you know, hide. behind the. pew. Not. me. I love you guys. I never Okay, I. can't say this. I never heard like a. white church song before in my life. It's a It's kind of like a lot of. you know. Mhm. Not like a Kurt Franklin,

you know. You get sweating on your guys'. Yeah. White Church is kind of tiring. How? Like, oh, this is so boring. Yeah. Black church, I'm like, let's do it. again. Let's go through the whole album. Yeah. Black church greatest hits would. be like a thousand songs long. Yeah. Everybody knows them. Let's go. Although. I've never seen Cash App in a white. church, you know, where they're like, "Scan this to Cash App." I thought that. was kind. You seen the Cash App at all? Yeah. Venmo. Yeah. Zel. Yeah. At the.

church. Whatever you got. Mhm. Throw it. in here. Right. Anything that you feel. like you are doing wrong, you have a. chance to like look back at it and like. change it. Life is about changing. Absolutely. And moving forward, you. know? Yeah. Yeah. Mhm. For sure. Uh, when white people make love, what's. the first word that you feel like they. [Music]. say? H, it's not really a word. Mhm.

That's what you say when you go in. Depends. What's your favorite word? During sex. Mhm. [ __ ] Ah, [ __ ] Ooh, [ __ ] That feels all right. Okay. What. about what's your favorite word? [ __ ]. [ __ ] During sex? Yeah. You didn't You. kind of said that like we were having. sex a little bit there. No, I just [ __ ]. You're not my type. [ __ ] You don't like.

white men or women? I guess. Never been. in a relationship with one. Okay. Mhm. Do you got a social security. number? Yeah. What is it? It's uh Let's. see. What is that? One, two, three. Nine digits long. Is it important to. you? Is yours not? What do you ask me next? I got Chase. No, I got Wells Fargo. Kind of like you. guys. And don't get me started on credit. score. I had like a 400 for the longest.

time. So that's not true. All white. people have good credit. No, I don't. even know where mine came from. So I. feel like 10 when interviews like this. come out, people will comment be like, "Oh, this was uncomfortable or I feel. like he was uncomfortable or this and. that." Like what are your message to the. people that are very sensitive? Like. sensitive and they find like they want. to find problems with everything. Yeah. Being uncomfortable is good. Mhm. People. aren't uncomfortable enough anymore. They're too scared to to get. uncomfortable, you know. Mhm. If if I.

could run around naked outside, I would. But, you know. Mhm. Probably get in. trouble for that. But Right. Probably. wouldn't be much to see either. So, is that like a stereotype? What? that we all have a little pee pee. I. mean, I never said it. I mean, it's up. to We can go over there and go dick for. dick. What? No, I'm okay. No, you're uncomfortable. No, I'm not uncomfortable. I just I. never said Feels good. We call that a.

call back. I wouldn't call it. uncomfortable. I would call it just like. just answer the question. It was a funny. It was Oh, yeah. Would it not be much to. see? I don't know. Yeah. No, you're. fine. You can stop. Yeah. Yeah, seems. like enough. So, what's up with the. dirty forces? Why do they say white. people love to wear dirty forces? What. do you feel like just Well, probably cuz. it's cost efficient. Yeah. You know, so. what about just when they say white. people overall with dirty shoes? Why? Same thing. Cost efficient. Maybe, hey, maybe don't buy a shoe every week, you.

know. Yeah, we definitely got Oh, right. before we leave. Yeah. And oh, we are Do. you know who these people are? Do you. notice this? Um, Betty White. They know who this is. Bill. Clinton, Marilyn. [Music]. Monroe, Monroe. No, we going to have. fast. Albert. Einstein, Abe. Lincoln, Malcolm X. Let me try to fast.

ball, huh? Harriet Tubman. Oh, another. curveball. Rosa. Parks. Slipping on Rosa Parks. [Music]. there. I don't know, but he he poses. really funny. He's got really small. legs. Oh, he sings in a band. His name is on the back of it. I'm not.

going to look. Uh, Smokey. That's right. You should know who this is. Yeah. Uh, no. Right here. You should know this. Okay. [Music]. You say that like. uh he's one of us, but that's not right. Langston. Hughes. Is that really him? Yeah. A bad. bad picture of him. Yeah. Frank Lucas in. there somewhere maybe. Mm-m. 50 Cent.

No. Snoop Dogg. No. Uh, who do you feel. before we leave if you could say who do. you feel like the biggest artist is. between Mariah Carey or Snoop Dogg. worldwide? Uh, just like people who would know them. more like probably Mariah Carey cuz. she's a woman. Mhm. Yeah. Yeah. No respect disrespect to Snoop. Dogg, you know, pushle my nizzle but uh.

Okay. Uh well, what do you what do you. feel like uh Bob Seager or Pink Floyd? Who's bigger? I don't know who they are. Okay. Uh, you're going to start your. standup journey. So, it's going to be. new. So, yeah, I hope so. For the people. that, you know, social media to catch. your shows, you want to tell them your. social media. Tristan Zimmerly. T R I S. T I N Z I M E R L E. No relation to. George Zimmerman. Mhm. That guy didn't. really like black people. Yeah, I do. I.

don't know about really like I like. them. They're cool. Okay. Well, this is. very important. Uh, if it if you want to say something. to the world, what would it be? Laugh, love, live. Usually, it's in a different. order, but steal. Steal? Probably not. Don't steal. I did that once and I stole. the wrong charger for my phone. It was. like instant karma. Did you ever like. steal and then keep stealing? I stole.

one time. You didn't steal after that? I. kept going. Yeah. Yeah, that's what I. thought. Okay, go get to know somebody. you don't know, you know? Yeah. Say hi. to the homeless guy that you always look. away and roll the window up up to. Say. hi to the white person that you never. thought you would say hi to. Don't say. hi to them. They might call the cops. Yeah, like this. Yeah. Don't Don't say. hi to them. Yeah. What is your message. to Karen? Karen. Yeah. You go the. camera. Put the phone down. You know,

settle it like a woman. Not everything needs the police. Some. things do, like that one lady I called. the cops on who was drinking and. driving. But not everything needs the. police. Just talk it out. Hug it out. Okay. And there you go, Whit. Get to. know me. Thanks. Yeah. Good. I'm I'm all. right. Uh yeah. Hey, I'm going [ __ ] with you.

Uh, you've been in Atlanta for a long. time. What is your favorite club in. Atlanta? Club Wax. Um, a lot of C-sections. Shout out those. ladies. Mothers, you know, Grinders. My. first girlfriend when I moved here came. out of there. Mhm. Shout out to Blowpop. Yeah. Can't remember your name. Save the. life of me. Your real name. But, uh, she. she broke my uh virginity. No. Uh, I. wish. uh crab legs when we went to Juicy.

Crab. Fed them to me. Yeah. I said, "This place is great. I'm never going. home.