Bugs
“It had been weeks since he had sent a memo to Boswell, enclosing the résumé and application of Mansour Efrahim Jones, and stating that he wished to hire him. Today the package was back on his desk, with a note: ‘Don’t understand. Is this some kind of joke? Boswell.’ Now Moira was getting on to the subject of electrical jargon. She felt keenly critical of the gender words.
‘I don’t see why connectors have to be male and female,’ she complained. ‘Why couldn’t they all be equal?’ Fred, who adored ...her, could only nod his head.
Carl’s Chinese beard twitched. ‘Because some connectors have to be plugs and some have to be sockets, lady. That’s how they connect.’ ‘Of course you accept the status quo,’ she said. ‘Men would. Why change anything, when you’ve got it so good?’ Carl said: ‘You bet. There’s not a day goes by without me thanking God for letting me oppress women. Just like the plugs oppress the sockets.’ ‘You don’t understand the problem,’ she said, ‘because you’re part of it.’ ‘Yeah.’ Ratface showed his ratty teeth.MoreLess
‘I don’t see why connectors have to be male and female,’ she complained. ‘Why couldn’t they all be equal?’ Fred, who adored ...her, could only nod his head.
Carl’s Chinese beard twitched. ‘Because some connectors have to be plugs and some have to be sockets, lady. That’s how they connect.’ ‘Of course you accept the status quo,’ she said. ‘Men would. Why change anything, when you’ve got it so good?’ Carl said: ‘You bet. There’s not a day goes by without me thanking God for letting me oppress women. Just like the plugs oppress the sockets.’ ‘You don’t understand the problem,’ she said, ‘because you’re part of it.’ ‘Yeah.’ Ratface showed his ratty teeth.MoreLess
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