There is nothing, absolutely nothing, that has been good about today. It started with me being stuck in traffic for 2 hours, and then I had to edit a letter which used the phrase "emergency" contraception -- yes, the quotes were deliberate, which I found out when the author e-mailed us all angry that someone took the quotes out, because how dare we edit for ACCURACY, MOTHERFUCKER.

And now I'm a racist hypocrite. The only thing saving me is my continual thoughts of the beer that awaits me if I ever make it home today.

Why on earth did he call you racist, Tep?

Sara, link with link to the video: [link] He "just wanted to show affection like a kitten" or something.

show affection like a kitten

He curled up in her lap, purred, swiped his claws at her, and ran away?

He curled up in her lap, purred, swiped his claws at her, and ran away?

Ladies and gentlemen, U.S. foreign policy!

Sara, link with link to the video:

I SAID I really don't want to know.

Sheesh.

To me it's a sad day when the Russian Premier seems a lot more on the ball than the US President.

Dude, sexual harrassment 101 is do not touch a co-worker. Doesn't matter if you intend it to be sexual or not. It's a no-no. I would be very very skeeved if any male in my workplace attempted to massage my shoulders. Ew and also disrespectful. I'm sorry for Teppy that she works with such a clueless moron. You should report him as a risk since he doesn't even know the basics of sexual harrassment in the workplace. Grrr.

Why on earth did he call you racist, Tep?

The other day he recounted a joke whose punchline relied on a racial stereotype, and I said that such jokes weren't funny.

Today, as we were arguing the Was Bush Sexually Harassing Or Not question, I told him he was being inconsistent, and he said "Just like you are with racist jokes."

I was confused, only b/c it seemed to come out of nowhere, and b/c it didn't relate to Bush. He said, "The other day you said that you don't like racist jokes, but you've told them in the past, which makes you inconsistent. Actually, a hypocrite."

All I could do was stare at him for a minute, and then I said, "I know that I have told racist jokes in the past, and I have no defense for that. But in the recent past, I've made a serious effort to think about what I say, especially when it comes to things that are considered to be funny. And I think I've been consistent for a while when it comes to anything racist."

His reply? "So that just excuses your racism in the past?"

I said "No, I already said that there is no defense for things I've said in the past. All I can do is be mindful in the present so that I'm not hypocritical."

Him: "Well, you have no grounds to call ME inconsistent."

I finally suggested that we get back to work, as the argument was doing either of us no good (and making our other 2 co-workers extremely uncomfortable).

Yeah, in the past, I have told -- and laughed at -- jokes involving racial stereotypes. That isn't defensible, and I own that. But what I do and say in the present -- that doesn't count for anything? Once a racist hypocrite, always a racist hypocrite?

I feel ugly (like, ugly-spirited, not physically ugly) and stupid and bigoted thanks to that conversation.

I really REALLY hate today.

Dear Teppy,

I think there is a Reese's calling your name some where, and you should eat it, and go to a happy place until beer time (beer foamy).

Love,
Cindy

P.S. This entire week can kiss my royal ruby red ass, as far as I'm concerned.

Apropos of nothing, I think the Putin video skeeved me more than the Bush one. The Putin thing seemed so out of the blue, like he was acting out some compulsion.