a few weeks ago my puppy and i were driving home to miami from michigan. and of course there were a few stops along the way at various highway rest areas. One rest area in particular located in Tennessee is where this all started. So i had pulled over to feed and walk boomer (my pup), and as i was sitting in the cargo area of my car a small framed somewhat fragile man with pale skin and glasses flowered collard shirt tucked into his khaki slacks approaches me and asks "excuse me sure would you happen to know how far it is to Knoxville " (in a soft southern accent) and i reply "sorry no i dont i am not familiar with these parts" hes says thank you and walks off. i think to myself i could just look it up on my gps so i did and upon his return i call him over and tell him. he approaches me and complements me on the pup and begins to go on about a friend of his who had an english bulldog as well and how sweet they were. then as i am about to walk away he says to me "can i ask you something with out you taking offense" being in this part of the country i figure it would be something pertaining to race i figure how bad could this be so i say " sure go for it" and this is what he says "i have to be honest with you i approached you for another reason not really about the distance, i saw you and i think you are a very handsome man and i was wondering if you have ever ......" then he smiles and winks, i say "have i ever what !, listen little man you are barking up the wrong tree and you should probably turn around and walk away from me right now!" ok now think about this i dont agree with that lifestyle how ever neither am i judgmental or homophobic, but what if i was i could have easily led him into a secluded area and beat the snot out of this guy and no one would be the wiser is this risk really worth hiding your secret lifestyle or is there some thrill in knowing that this could happen ? lets face it the south does not have a terribly great reputation for tolerance whether it be race or alternative lifestyles. . . . . . what do you guys think about this, as funny as it is what about the major issue here , i mean this happens all the time all across the country in parks airports rest areas i mean hey your life choices are yours but is this dangerous lurking behavior something that is worth the risk ? ? ?
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Wow, now that I've regained my composure after that laugh... That man took a big risk, especially being from the south. He might have picked up your non-southern (aka "liberal" accent) and just went for it... But as creepy as it is, he had balls to even ask you that.
ReplyDeleteExactly what I was thinking ! ! !
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