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WHY WE NEED MORE PRO-AMERICA MOVIES AGAIN | YOUNG WASHINGTON

"It's like Mel Gibson's The Patriot, but less "Hollywood."" - Me I was listening to an Asmongold podcast a while back when he made a statement about George Washington being a "fucking badass who sailed across a river and murdered a bunch of British dudes in their sleep!" Paraphrasing.  My father and I went to see a movie called The Great Awakening about a man named George Whitfield who was a lesser-known figure that helped shape American history. As we left the theater, I told my father that it would be nice to see more movies about our founding fathers, like George Washington, citing Asmongold's "he was a fucking badass" statement.  You can imagine how delightfully surprised I was when we both went to see Disclosure Day a few months later, and in the hallway of the movie theater, I saw a poster for a movie called Young Washington . I pointed at the poster and told my dad, I was just talking about this! So we caught an early screen...

Icons: Daewon Song (Skateboarding)

We want to take a minute to share this documentary about professional skateboarder Daewon Song. Who became popular through his style of smooth street skating, and some epic "battles" with his friend and colleague Rodney Mullen.

Near the beginning of the video (2:20) he discusses aspects of what shaped him into who he is today. Mentioning a complicated relationship with his father who worked nights and was often not around, and a mother with somewhat overbearing old-school techniques regarding academic discipline.


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