A long way to go
Mar 31st, 2007 by Sandra
I was having lunch today with a friend of mine who told me this story.
She had a copy of The Orchid Hunter with her at a doctor’s appointment, and the intern asked her what she was reading. She told him she hadn’t started reading the book yet so she didn’t know exactly what it was about, but that it was about a strong woman who went out into the world and “did stuff.” His reply was, and I quote:
So, she’s a lesbian?
I’m not sure there are words in the English language to describe how simultaneously appalling and hilarious this question really is.
Care to give it a shot?
4 Responses to “A long way to go”
Wow! So women not barefoot and pregnant and who can hold jobs are all lesbians? Who knew?!
Okay, I’ve had to stew on this for a long time, because honestly, it left me speechless. Gosh, to find out at age 50, after 32 years of being happily married and the mother of 2 grown sons that I’m a lesbian - who knew?
*blink*
WHAT? That is so ridiculous as to be hilarious. Yet really pathetic at the same time.