Custard Cream
The book club sits for coffee.
“I don’t dislike gay people but I wouldn’t like my son to be.”, says Betty.
I’m a gay man and straightforward.
Betty’s a bigot.
I won’t get into this.
Oh god no!
It’ll turn into Dr. Phil or Jeremy Kyle. My fellow book club members won’t allow me and Betty to politely have this out. They’ll say it’s her generation, religion. If those old chestnuts fail, her childhood, how she may not have known love. Instead I look at the glass bowl, hold back my thoughts, say with a smile,
“Another Custard Cream Betty?”
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Kill them with sweetness? So fitting.
Thanks for dropping by. You got exactly what I was going for in mine.
Thank you. 🙂
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Nice topic you picked up for it. Many gay people have to hold their thoughts to avoid confrontations like this.
Thank you for reading Shivamt. 🙂
“I have nothing against but….”
You’ve picked up on hidden bigotry in our lives very well. Nicely done.
Thank you for reading Subroto. 🙂
Definitely the right choice, don’t rise to it. Nice one!
Thank you for reading Ali. 🙂
Brilliant! 😀
Thank you for reading George. 🙂
Dear Lisa,
A rather sticky wicket. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you for reading. 🙂
A dilemma of our society, nicely handled here. If only all disagreements could be handled with such tact.
Thank you for reading. 🙂
I do miss custard creams. That said, he knew a losing battle when he saw one.
Thank you for reading. 🙂
Tactfully done, though she’s still a narrow minded old bigot! Nice take on the prompt
Indeed she is! Thank you so much Lynn for reading. 🙂
My pleasure
A good story. It would make an excellent discussion prompt!
The gay narrator chose a soft answer, and I think most people would approve of that – but how are things going to improve if bigotry isn’t challenged?
“I think it’s important to challenge bigotry, but…”?
I agree. Bigotry really does need to be challenged more & I really hope that idea that when someone does challenge it they are a “troublemaker” reduces and disappears. Thank you so much for reading Penny. 🙂
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The right choice. The Betty’s of this world shouldn’t be forgiven, but they can be ignored. Best to save the confrontation for the younger generations who will be around for much longer!
Thanks so much for reading Iain. 🙂
I think this type of discussions has to be taken from time to time… “I’m not a racist, but…”
is usually the beginning of a racist rant.
I agree. Thank you for reading Björn . 🙂
He was a good gauge of character. Some battles are not worth it. You know some have chosen to be deaf.
I’m not a Dr. Pill fan, but he has a point when using the phrase… I, blah, blah blah, BUT, I, blah, blah, blah… It really means, disregard everything I said in the first part, before the BUT.because it is a lie,..
Dr. Phil is right on that one! Thank you so much for reading Dale. 🙂
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Oh the many touchy subjects that can create discomfort.
Interesting take on the prompt.
Isadora 😎
Thank you for reading. 🙂
A perfect example of what’s lost when we refuse to talk or are not allowed to talk about what makes us different from each other–understanding. Nicely done!
Thank you for reading Jan. 🙂