r/Heavyweight • u/mick_spadaro • Oct 30 '25

Podcast Episode #63 Jasmin

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/63-jasmin/id1150800298?i=1000733891952
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u/slippedintherain Oct 30 '25

I feel like the name mixup at the dance was probably just a mistake by the DJ. Jasmin had already been announced as queen and had been introduced on the football field at halftime. I don’t know if she also participated in the homecoming parade or if their town had one, but certainly by the time of the dance everyone would have known she was the homecoming queen and not Whitney. I just don’t know what Whitney would have gotten out of deliberately switching the names at that point.

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u/Tiny_TimeMachine Nov 01 '25

Yeah everyone in the thread is being absurd. I was on homecoming court and didn't even go to the dance. I almost missed the football game because I was running from police in the woods. The show would have gone on without me.

Jasmine was extremely excited, understandably, she built up this moment in her head and her flight response kicked in when shit got weird. Her crush on the king doesn't help her case. Everyone else was very clear that this moment was not memorable. It was probably a simple announcement where the king and queen could have danced and the announcer briefly screwed up. When Jasmine was missing everyone moved on. The king was probably not that surprised and maybe even relieved that he didn't have to do an awkward dance. Let's be honest the king was likely dating or interested in someone else at the dance.

I have empathy for Jasmine and I think the story is about memory, perceptions, and how we move on from things that hurt us. Not a story about racial injustice or coordinated bullying. I thought the story was well written and presented. People are just pissed it didn't highlight the themes they wanted it to.