It’s Not Fine When You’re Out Of Line
COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY | WORKING | JULY 11, 2012
(I happen to go to the same college as my fiancé. He and my best friend at school are both in wheelchairs. I am able-bodied, and am buying food in the cafeteria when this exchange happens.)
Cashier: “Your friend is quite a character!”
Me: “Which one?”
Cashier: “The one in the wheelchair.”
Me: “Which one?”
Cashier: “There’s more than one?”
Me: “Well, my best friend and my fiance are both in wheelchairs.”
Cashier: “Your fiancé is in a wheelchair?!”
Me: “Yes.”
Cashier: “Was he in an accident?”
Me: “No, he was born with a disability.”
Cashier: *long pause* “So, what do you think it is about you that makes you okay with that?!”
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