Tru Fax (Angry Face Time)

[dreiser]

For the first time today I had an actual person seriously speak to me about the "homosexual agenda" as if it was a legitimate worry of theirs. I stared at them, brain broken temporarily, before I managed to reply that I was part of said agenda.

The conversation quickly ended.

Comments

[oneplusme]

Nonono, you should say that you got given a copy of the Agenda at the last meeting, and that they're the next item of business. There's a toaster oven in it for you, after all.

[dreiser]

Oh, Onion, how I love you so. Enough that I just ordered a t-shirt featuring the kitten who thinks of nothing but murder all day just this week. Seriously, I did.

Honestly, I wish I was clever enough to come up with things like that on the spur of the moment but I was flummoxed by the sheer bigotry that seemingly came out of nowhere. The best I could do was inform the person in a subtle way they were talking with one of the dirty homos right that second.

[oneplusme]

Y'know, I think you're allowed a little esprit de l'escalier in a situation like that. I mean, I'd be surprised enough at the bigotry (or at least at its being openly-stated) in this country, but the added conspiratorial craziness is pretty flabbergasting.

[dreiser]

They started blathering about the supposed agenda because of some news article on gay marriage. Because, you know, gays wanting equal rights is such a threat to their priveledged lifestyle. It honestly baffles me as much as the people who simply cannot see the humanity in wanting universal healthcare so we can take care of those who can't afford to take care of themselves.

If I think about it too long I'd just get a permanent angry face I'm afraid.

[harper_m]

It might be good that you were flummoxed. Otherwise, you might have accidentally revealed a key point in the agenda as a result of being overcome with rage. Stealth is our ally.

You heard what we had to do to that guy who left a copy on the effing bus, right? Gay cruise privileges were revoked for a year. Imagine that. No speedos for a year.

[oneiric22]

I'm a smart ass, so I probably would have said something along the lines of "yeah, those gays trying to get equal rights under the law! How nefarious!" But I've said something similar in such situations and had it go completely over the bigot's head, so maybe your response really was better. :)