Sunday, September 28, 2014

A Week's Worth of Salty Poems

Why does everyone involved in development always drive a white trucks?
Symbolism?
Or mere coincidence?
China may not be particularly interested in human rights or the environment
But apparently they respect this global norm.

Teaching a class on emotions
The girls all say they are happy
The boys all say they are in love
Success?

Boy catcalls female student outside class
I'm feeling mischevious so I challenge him instead of just finger wagging
"Do you think that works to get girls?"
Oooooooooo yeah teacher, let me tell you....
Really? I saw, in ingles, and then have to explain what that means
Let me tell you a secret
The real way to get girls is to be respectful to them
No, teacher, you're wrong, they say
And return to wolf whistlin'
Teacher gives up

On the subject, I wish there was a gendered term in Spanish
for boys who haven't done it yet
If we're gonna go around sex shaming
and distinguishing between senorita and senora
shouldn't we add senorito and senor into the mix
Senoritos, leave those girls alone for the time being, porfaaaaaaaaaa

Career ideas:
Teacher (formal), non-formal education, non-profit staffer, writer, doing something about climate change, rambling bicycle enthusiast, corporate sellout with secret agenda, waitress, bartender,
Or if all else fails
Evil gringa with strong accent actress in Telemundo Telenovelas

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