tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post9097148512633320214..comments2024-03-03T13:55:46.243-08:00Comments on Ambling Along the Aqueduct: On Being the Token WhateverTimmi Duchamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673465487533328661noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-39824107277254827062012-11-13T16:58:02.154-08:002012-11-13T16:58:02.154-08:00Nisi, I thought your native costume involved fuzzy...Nisi, I thought your native costume involved fuzzy caps with earflaps, a la Fargo. Preferably in RealTree "camo".<br /><br />BTW, thanks for the stories. I have enjoyed (and importantly, purchased) your work.NancyPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-28410675337406120412012-11-10T13:06:11.361-08:002012-11-10T13:06:11.361-08:00I am here to tell you it never, ever stops. The w...I am here to tell you it never, ever stops. The woman at the Y who congratulated on me exercising in my "native costume," which consisted of a tshirt and long skirt. I am from the far land of Kalamazoo, Michigan.Nisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605458890411772627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-25223778312225720462010-01-11T11:21:57.220-08:002010-01-11T11:21:57.220-08:00Bob has a post office box so he can get his New Yo...Bob has a post office box so he can get his New York Review of Books without his neighbors thinking he's a Commie. Across the street, a neighbor flies a Confederate flag.<br /><br />RebeccaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-55425298647301379572010-01-10T20:19:16.823-08:002010-01-10T20:19:16.823-08:00Oh hey, I just found Calpernia's reply to peop...Oh hey, I just found Calpernia's <a href="http://www.calpernia.com/bad-questions-to-ask-a-transsexual-1000000-views/" rel="nofollow">reply to people who were affronted by that video</a>. Evidently she got many letters from people complaining that there's nothing wrong with their Bad Questions. The road goes on forever and the privilege never ends.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914730499199048197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-8042688433354305842010-01-10T20:04:31.901-08:002010-01-10T20:04:31.901-08:00Thanks! Some of the "Bad Questions" appl...Thanks! Some of the "Bad Questions" apply to all sorts of minorities. Women with disabilities are another group that some people somehow feel at ease asking probing questions about their sexuality.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914730499199048197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-18343165711640456212010-01-10T09:21:57.957-08:002010-01-10T09:21:57.957-08:00Oh dear me yes. One of the more spectacular exampl...Oh dear me yes. One of the more spectacular examples is being the token transsexual, in which circumstance everyone thinks they have the right to ask you about your genitals.<br /><br />For more on such idiocy, see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjqsB1huDxg" rel="nofollow">Calpernia Addams' hilarious "Bad Questions" video</a>.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328347167113836522noreply@blogger.com