Originally published on Facebook 23 August 2013.
The incredible asshole encountered while boarding my plane in Atlanta. I know some of you will suspect this to be a fallacious “supermarket story.” But it is verbatim.
GUY: Did you listen to that lady?
ME: What lady?
GUY: The woman in the wheelchair. She was sitting right next to you.
ME: (Paranoid; what did I do?) No, I didn’t even notice her.
GUY: She was talking to her friend.
ME: Did I bump into her? Did I cut her off in line?
GUY: No, you did nothing. It’s just what she said. She was talking about how she’s on full disability because of her knees.
ME: So?
GUY: I think there are plenty of jobs she could do. She shouldn’t be sponging off the government.
ME: You don’t know her personal circumstances.
GUY: My knees blew out and I had three operations to make them better.
ME: That’s your circumstance. You don’t know hers.
GUY: I think this country would be a lot better off if there were fewer people sponging off the government.
ME: I think this country would be better off if there were fewer people judging total strangers in wheelchairs.
GUY: Oh. I bet you like Obama.
ME: I’ve never spoken to Obama. But I’ve known you for two minutes and so far he’s winning.
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