I was going to say that this was much like the South Park episode where they had the conjoined fetus nurse and gave her an appreciation parade. She was the only person in town with a conjoined twin attached to her.
Basically the point they made was that by drawing attention and trying to be all inclusive, they went over the top and made her feel singled out instead of part of society.
Like Mateo, I’m glad to see this is on The Onion. 🙂
It vaguely reminded me of a strange moment in my career at Indiana University, where a (no doubt) well-meaning colleague seriously suggested that I set aside my (to me, meaningful) program of research on the acquisition of semantics in adult second language learners and write a book about second language acquisition “from a gay perspective.” He was also unable to understand my total lack of interest in drag shows at Bullwinkle’s.
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I'm an American living in Berlin, Germany -- which makes me an expatriate, not an ex-patriot. Before landing in Germany, I've lived in Denver, Colorado; Laramie, Wyoming; Bloomington, Indiana; and Weimar, Germany. If you want to write to me, feel free! The username is elmadaeu on the gmail.com service.
I’m so glad that was on The Onion…otherwise I was going to have to say “WTF!?”
I was going to say that this was much like the South Park episode where they had the conjoined fetus nurse and gave her an appreciation parade. She was the only person in town with a conjoined twin attached to her.
Basically the point they made was that by drawing attention and trying to be all inclusive, they went over the top and made her feel singled out instead of part of society.
Like Mateo, I’m glad to see this is on The Onion. 🙂
Gay pride parades. Straight people love them, you know.
I think that this is very funny on multiple levels!
It vaguely reminded me of a strange moment in my career at Indiana University, where a (no doubt) well-meaning colleague seriously suggested that I set aside my (to me, meaningful) program of research on the acquisition of semantics in adult second language learners and write a book about second language acquisition “from a gay perspective.” He was also unable to understand my total lack of interest in drag shows at Bullwinkle’s.