Aggro Culture

We all need outlets for our frustrations. Perhaps you print out pictures of your adversaries and tape them to your punching bag, feeding them your fist repeatedly in private vindication. Maybe you’d like to take that harpoon to work or shit in your neighbor’s yard, but that could warrant a...

By Nina Carapetyan

February 19, 2009

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We all need outlets for our frustrations. Perhaps you print out pictures of your adversaries and tape them to your punching bag, feeding them your fist repeatedly in private vindication. Maybe you’d like to take that harpoon to work or shit in your neighbor’s yard, but that could warrant a direct response. Displacing your anger onto a secondary representation is really the best way to go.

Play it safe at Phoenix Paintball Open by pitting yourself against your enemy via fantastical transference. All you have to do is sit and watch (or participate, for a fee), and your combativeness will automatically be exorcised.

Thu., Feb. 19; Fri., Feb. 20; Sat., Feb. 21; Sun., Feb. 22, 2009

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