Jesus is a pot smoking commie

"Jesus Christ is a Communist" is a ten-minute play, written by Jason D. Martin. The play is about a father and son who are secluded from civilization because of Y2k. They have been hiding in the woods because they are scared the commies, liberals or the marijuana man is going to get them. They are the epitome of conservative. Jed is the one who suggested them moving away for the apocalypse. His son Elroy is scared that Jesus has come and taken everyone to heaven except them.

         When a third character, record to only as man, enters Jed and Elroy assume that he is a communist. The only thing that saves him is that he looks like Jesus. The father and son test the hiker to make sure he is Jesus. During a test the hiker gets away, but he leaves his weed behind. Upon seeing this the religious men that Jed and Elroy are, rationalize that means they Jesus wants them to get high. So they start using the weed like chewing tobacco.

                           Martin is really painting a horrible picture of the “redneck” stereotype. he shows them as uneducated, ignorant, and quick to have their opinion changed. They are shown to be ignorant when they thing that Y2K is going to happen and then again when they are so easily tricked by the hiker. They are displayed to be uneducated just in their word choice and the manner of their speak. It is hard to really get a full grasp of what they are saying. they are quick to change because when the hiker leaves his drugs behind, they are quick to go against their own morals if told to by a heavenly power.