oh uck. Some Asian gal spoke/ led - had taken a job in Minnesota or somewhere in the north, then lambasted the group for being all white. And men. They told her they were ‘color blind,’ they just didn’t care. We were taught, however, that IF you say that, it means you DEFINITELY are racist.
How about that for ‘no right answer.’
The worst part for me was a large burly, hairy man dressed in a tight dress, spikey heels, a wig, red lipstick. He was the one who really got on my case for holding out for ‘quality.’ I named him Bluto. haha. The great thing was, my husband (a scientist) came with me. He played along, asked a lot of questions, but was not in my small group. We laughed and compared notes all the way home.
Who is paying for this? We are!! How much? These workshops just for arts groups in LA County have gone on for two years!
When I come back from Kanada, they WILL offer the option of “frisk” vs the XRAY. I’ve done this multiple times (last was just this past Christmas) and I saw the XRAY machine in Vancouver...
It’s gathering dust.
“The worst part for me was a large burly, hairy man dressed in a tight dress, spikey heels, a wig, red lipstick”
You’re kidding right? I would have burst out laughing if I saw that..