That new convert smell

[kishiriadgr]

When I started here, I was put in the office of a sergeant who was out for the week. He had a crucifix on his bookshelf, a Divine Mercy print, and a Catholic parish calendar. There was also an anti-"gay agenda" book on his desk. I thought this was rather inappropriate for a government office but whatever

Comments

[garpu]

Is there any backlash for telling such a person to get bent? Equal rank, correct?

[kishiriadgr]

I'd rather explain to him why this is not in any way appropriate conversation for the office.

[garpu]

Well yeah, but I didn't know if such a conversation could happen, if there weren't equal/greater rank involved.

[kishiriadgr]

We're both E-5s, so it's okay.

[kwokj]

"I bit my tongue, wanting to point out that the fact that he has photos of himself, his wife,and their baby in his office qualifies as "flaunting sexuality"."

I totally want to see what happens if you say this out loud to him *tents fingers, smiles and raises an eyebrow*

I also want to hear from him how contraception is bad for me *eyeroll*

[kishiriadgr]

Pretty sure he'd just spout the usual stupid lines at you about how it's bad for marriage and the pill is abortifacient and probably causes brain cancer or something. Whatever Life News says.

[helenkacan]

[Oh, I so miss my glaring eye icon. But I'll use the symbolic waterfall one, imagining the water rushing through one ear and out the other (his ears).]

Echoing kwokj, I'd love to comment that he and his wife mustn't be such good converts, considering there's ONLY one baby in the picture.

I agree with all of your points and send sympathy (and something virtual to lower your b.p.).

[kishiriadgr]

Yes, but I don't think they've been married long. And spacing out kids with NFP is permitted. NFP is not the rhythm method, and it actually works if you're willing to give up sex when your wife wants it the most. But that's not a problem, right?

[kishiriadgr]

That's exactly what I'm going to tell him. He doesn't know me, after all, and while I have mentioned a husband, what if said husband were a transman?

[helenkacan]

OMG You're making me rub my hands with glee! BTW, what's the difference between Steve's height and yours?

[kishiriadgr]

Maybe six inches?

[desert_vixen]

I get SO damn tired of the "flaunting their gay sexuality" argument. I have worked with any number of gay and lesbian soldiers and NOT a single one of them has ever a) told sexually explicit stories at work or b) gotten caught having sex somewhere they shouldn't (excluding the one pair of girls I caught while I was an AIT platoon sergeant making out on the PT field after curfew). I will say that I have known plenty of straight soldiers that did both A and B - more so B.

Yes, I would definitely have a "friendly" chat with New Convert about appropriate conversations at work (hint: sex, abortion, contraception and "teh gays are baaaad" are not included in this category)