Ravenwood - 10/28/04 06:15 AM
Mike Adams received a letter from another professor at a liberal university. Apparently the professor received a memo from the university stating that two of the bathrooms would be reconfigured to accomodate people who are neither "Men" nor "Women". That way the gender challenged (I guess they mark the door with a "?") wouldn't be stigmatized by having to shoehorn themselves into one of the conventional gender categories. Those that have no gender, have a gender identity crisis, or are between genders would enjoy equal access to gender-neutral facilities (at the expense of everyone else.)
Professor Adams writes back with terrific advice. He recommends giving them a dose of their own absurdity:
I feel your pain, man. These people are merely pampered perverts who need to put a lid on it, so to speak. But, since they have called for a meeting to help people flush out their differences, maybe you should refrain from using the p-word. Be especially careful in the bathroom. You never know who (or what) might be listening.Yeah, show up in drag to make a political statement. Just remember that wearing women's clothes does not necessarily mean you're gay. But if you suck one dick, you're a cocksucker for life.I think that you should attend the "informational meeting" since this has apparently become a serious (even international) issue. Plus, it would just be so much fun. By the way, I once had to go behind enemy lines, so I think that I have some advice that might be helpful.
The occasion was a protest of the Iraq war, staged here at UNC-Wilmington. I decided to attend the rally dressed as an Iraqi woman (wearing only a burqua and sandals). When they tried to arrest me, I was fully prepared to claim gender identity confusion. When the university police lieutenant saw who I was, he called off my brief detention. Maybe it was because he wanted to avoid bad press. Or maybe it was because of the unwritten rule that cross-dressers can do whatever they want, whenever they want at a public university. By the way, I'm not a cross-dresser anymore, Dan. It was only for a day.
So, I recommend that you go to the "informational meeting" dressed as a woman. That way, when you enter the GLBT Resource Center, you will have already become a member of a special, protected class. That will enable you to ask all of the tough questions like "Don't you people have anything better to do?", "Do you really think that it is safer to let a grown man use the stall next to a teenage girl?", and "Are these really the biggest problems you face in your struggle for civil rights?"
Congratulations on the best use of a joke punchline in a post!
Posted by: Kevin Baker at October 28, 2004 4:45 PM(c) Ravenwood and Associates, 1990 - 2014