Look, I know about the dangers of being dooced. I love dooce. I'm working my way through her archives right now, still in pre-dooced dooceland. Savoring.
Nevertheless.
The temptation to write about the shocking shit that comes from the rednecky mouth attached to the wide-blue-eyed woman in my office is nearly overwhelming me. Almost as overwhelming as the urge to masturbate in public. Not quite, but almost.
I'm on the verge of starting an anonymous spot. I have the name picked out, but if I post it here, I just might be blowing the anonymity.
But I will say this:
If that bitch says one more time, "No offense!" after making an ugly homo-hating comment, my head just might explode and splatter queer brains and blood all over her crunchy-with-hair-product head.
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CHANGES
I've had some plans up my sleeve for a few months.
This blog is moving soonish to breathingmoss. Some posts are already cross-posted, but I'm still working out formatting and such. I'll post when I'm all done here.
This blog is moving soonish to breathingmoss. Some posts are already cross-posted, but I'm still working out formatting and such. I'll post when I'm all done here.
I love options. Having three distinct (and equally valid) first names is the kind of pluralist I like to be. The only downside is that it seems like I don't know my name when I stammer upon introducing myself.
I am who I say I am. But I'm also a couple other people too.
I am who I say I am. But I'm also a couple other people too.
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7 comments:
This woman is working in your office? That seems... disjointed.
Come back to Zion and get paid for dealing with redneck "no offense"ers. I'm leaving my job after the session ends in March. You should do it.
And by "it" I mean take over the role of saving the world.
I understand the need for peace in the workplace, but I also think there is a time and place to say something like "actually that is pretty offensive" before asking if she can pass the stack of documents and moving on.
Anaccidentofhope: yes, it is disjointed. When I invited paradox into my world, I don't think I recognized the degree to which the universe is literal.
Willfully ignorant: as I've mentioned to you, I will not be coming back to Zion for a long long time. Even for the tempting (and exhausting, no?) role of saving the world. :-> I flew back in late October for my grandfather's funeral, but that's it for awhile. My parents are even coming to Portland for Christmas. Ah, the benefits of living in the same city as my only living sibling.
Schmerd: Oh don't worry, I'll get there. There's a way in which I just want to let her give herself enough rope to hang herself with. The incident that prompted this post happened during a very upsetting time for her, and I think often people's true feelings come out in those moments. What actually happened after she made the comments that revealed her true feelings about gay folks she "has to see and think about" (oh the horror!): I let her go on for awhile and then when she looked at me wide-eyed and said "no offense!" I smiled wryly and let her go on. She backpedaled after another minute of ranting to say that gay people don't bother her. I said, "But it sure seems like it bothers you a lot." And then I did a protracted nonviolent comm thing on her where I acknowledged her feelings and needs and then sort of tapered off. But it brought her energy down. It's like she felt guilty for not liking to see two women show affection for each other, and when I didn't judge her or get overtly mad at her (or "offended") because of how she felt, but rather repeated back to her what I was hearing and how it bothered her because X, Y, or Z, she calmed down. She was heard.
And I guess even bigots just wanna be heard.
Well, I'm going to have to plea with Will that you could come back and save the world but since you decline...
Spew queer brains - I love that.
Just wanted to say that your anonymous comment cracked me up. And if you only knew the things that ran through the head of this pastor's wife you wouldn't hesitate to claim your NC-17 blog on my blog with extreme pride. :-) Believe me, mine would be X rated if I thought that no one in my church might happen upon it.
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