Funny Contradictions part 1

This is a new sub-thread that I will continue to do in line with the Psychological Humor and Philosophical Humor sub-threads, in the effort to poke fun at contradictory statements and arguments that I come across. This is a much-downscaled version of what is done by The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, where he points out the inconsistencies of politcal leaders and pundits. So without further adieu...

Going to the local food co-op for food where I've sometimes worked, it was startling to find out that a very kind and usually quiet volunteer was revealed to be an obnoxious misogynist. Apparently, from the claims of current workers, he was quite the Christian Fundamentalist, walking around constantly reading the Bible. Moreover, he was known to say many disparaging things about women, such as they shouldn't drive, or they need to be with a man. He would also call the store sometimes and ask the female employees on dates. Needless to say, this got all the anarchist/emo/radical feminist co-op employees (and volunteers) panties in a bunch.

This shocked me beacuse when I worked along side him; I never saw this side revealed. In any case, what were amusing were not his conservative or sexist views, but the intolerance by workers at the co-op which was supposed to be a progressive establishment, where all are welcomed. I revealed this farce in my previous post about this co-op: How Liberal Or Conservative Are You?. It's obvious now that not all viewpoints are welcomed, but that viewpoints only to the left of the political spectrum are welcomed.

This hypocrisy is revealed in a statement by one worker who upset about (I'll say) "Bob's" blatant misogyny and discomfort he caused to many female employees. He asserted, "He is gone, bleep that he can't do that at the co-op. I reply, "Yeah he's a weirdo, but he's free to hold whatever beliefs he wants." Response, "No, not here. This is the co-op. He can't say that stuff here about women. At the co-op we're all about equality."

If that's what they are about, then cool; but they should admit they have a anarchist/feminist/socialist/vegetarian agenda to the potential employees, instead of hiding behind the façade of being an open marketplace (no pun intended) of ideas. (This was all to apparent during my job interview, I was asked what were my "food politics.")


~AP