More Homophobia in the Hub
Apr. 4th, 2005 09:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
judecorpIt is so very rare that I have clients that I am not completely out and honest with. In Columbus I had none. My current job is a little less invasive (I don't have teenagers asking me personal questions all the time, heh) and for the most part, my private life rarely comes up. Which is kind of how I like it, because I just want to get done with my job and go home. But still, if someone asks me about who I'm with, I'm pretty up front.
I have this one family and one day, I don't remember why, I was talking about my MIL. (I believe we were talking about Spanish soap operas, of all things.) The parents said something about how they didn't know I was married, and asked some question about my husband. While I'm a painfully honest person, I've also learned that I should always trust my gut - and on that day, my gut said, 'DODGE THE QUESTION.' So I did. Lies by omission.
Anyway, today I learned yet again that my gut is always right. This afternoon the Mom in the family told me that while her children (ages 3.5, 2.5, and 1) love the Teletubbies, she will not let them watch it because someone told her that "something about the colors has to do with lesbians and homosexuals." I said, "Well, someone said that once a while ago but it got really out of hand, and I don't think that's true."
And I left it at that. And I left the house feeling kind of sad.
I have this one family and one day, I don't remember why, I was talking about my MIL. (I believe we were talking about Spanish soap operas, of all things.) The parents said something about how they didn't know I was married, and asked some question about my husband. While I'm a painfully honest person, I've also learned that I should always trust my gut - and on that day, my gut said, 'DODGE THE QUESTION.' So I did. Lies by omission.
Anyway, today I learned yet again that my gut is always right. This afternoon the Mom in the family told me that while her children (ages 3.5, 2.5, and 1) love the Teletubbies, she will not let them watch it because someone told her that "something about the colors has to do with lesbians and homosexuals." I said, "Well, someone said that once a while ago but it got really out of hand, and I don't think that's true."
And I left it at that. And I left the house feeling kind of sad.
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Date: 2005-04-05 02:09 am (UTC)But yes, I agree with what you say about the educated bigotry. I agree 100%. If you're going to be anti-something, at least get your stance straight.
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Date: 2005-04-05 02:27 am (UTC)As for the Teletubbies, it was Jerry Falwell that claimed the purple one was gay because 1) he was purple, 2) he carried a purse, and 3) the symbol on his head is a triangle. He has yet to comment that there is a purple Boohbah. :)
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Date: 2005-04-05 02:34 am (UTC)It's a conspiracy. Someone get the purple one a purse and get it over with.
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