Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Some nights cast a spotlight on the underbelly of Man.

The other night, a man approached me for assistance finding a movie.

"Excuse me, I've never been in here before. There's a lot in here."
Thank you, we do our best. Is there something I can help you locate?
"Do you have any young movies?"
As in new releases? Or like "Barely Legal" type movies?
"'Barely Legal' will do."
So I directed him to the section featuring the teen fetish. About half an hour elapses before he comes to find me again.

Finding everything alright?
"I think so. Do you have any older woman videos?" And then he continues on in the pseudo-friendliness of a guy attempting comfortable conversation with a stranger. "My tastes run to either side; older or younger."
I show him where to find the mature women videos while nodding and making affable noises of attention.
He speaks on. "Do you have any other younger movies?"
We might have a few more "Barely Legal" style movies in our "Just in" section.
"Anything younger?"
My brain snaps to a sudden, arctic stillness as his words register. There is nothing in our store featuring people under the age of eighteen. It's completely illegal. Even asking about finding anything under-age is completely suspect.

He left soon after, but my distaste was not so easily banished.

Shit like this only seems to make rumors of pedophiles attempting to "come out" like the homosexual segment of society in establishing acceptance and pride edge closer to possible reality. People are stupid after all and there seems to be no limit to the depths of self-delusion some groups will subscribe to.

If they are dumb enough to make the attempt, I hope the merciless weight of the legal system grinds them into a greasy paste. In the mean time, they get to enjoy the same haughty disgust I lavish upon tweakers entering my domain.

2 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

A paste indeed.

8:03 AM  
Blogger Chris said...

Amen.

4:58 PM  

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