This is the Part 2 of the Gender Equality blog posts. You can view Part 1 here and Part Zero here.
Last night I met a girl. Let’s call her Amy for now…
…mostly because that’s her name.
Background: Pomer and Amy are discussing the cons and cons of online date sites when Pomer makes a very predictable move…
…or does he? (queue music).
Pomer: “So, do you have any Valentine’s Day plans with your boyfriend?
Amy: “…I don’t have a boyfriend.”
Pomer: (nice) “Do you have any Valentine’s Day plans at all?
(3 seconds pass as she considers the question)
Amy: “Um… I’m going to The Vagina Monologues.”
Pomer: (…nice?) “Oh, so you’re a feminist?”
Amy: “I guess…”
Pomer: “Great. Do you want to be my Valentine’s Date?”
(5 seconds pass as she considers the question)
Amy: “Um…sure?”
Pomer: “Perfect. How about this, I’ll cook a meal and you pay for it all.”
Amy: “Why would I pay for it?”
Pomer: “Because you want women’s equality and so do I. We’re just switching roles for the night.”
(Amy looks confused)
Amy: “But wouldn’t it be more equal if we split it?”
Pomer: “Fine. Let’s have our date, I’ll see how it goes, maybe call you back, wait two hours after you text me to respond, and if we make it to a second date, I’ll consider paying… but probably won’t.”
Amy: “That sounds horrible.”
Pomer: “Doesn’t it?”
(Amy is visibly frustrated)
Amy: “I see what you’re doing. Fine. Here’s my number. Call me tomorrow and we’ll see what happens.”
End dialogue.
What happens:
Dinner will be waiting for her when she gets back from The VMs tomorrow night.
I hope she likes Mexican because I used to work at Qdoba and that’s the only thing I can cook.
This is going to be the best Valentine’s Day ever.
Thank you equality.
