ordained women just can't get no respect
Overslept this morning and called in to the office to see what was going on.Our administrative assistant just took this phone call. The caller first asked for food, then for money. When she said only the pastor could deal with that, the caller demanded to speak to the pastor.
Admin: "I'm sorry, she's not in."
Caller: (outraged voice) "What do you mean, it's a CHICK?"
Dude. You're not helping your cause.
posted by Emily @ 10:19 AM
8 Comments:
We get a lot of those calls at our parish as well...I mean...without the "chick" shot...but many of them do seem to be oddly aggressive.
Speaking of respect for women. I was listening to NPR this morning and heard the story on the passing of Ann Richardson. They replayed her line from the 1988 Dem. Convention where she said that "Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did...just backwards and in high heels." ;-)
Grace and Peace,
Joe
My other favorites are when they call asking to speak to the pastor and I say, "I'm the pastor," and they respond, "no, can I speak to the pastor?"
The chick line was a first.
I loved that line by Ann Richards. She could really lay it on the line. So when you heard some yo-yo refer to you in a negative way, let your mind drift to dancing gracefully, backwards in heels!!
Emily, I love it. I told the Internet guy I was the pastor, but he persisted in calling me "young lady," although he is surely younger than I.
well then they should read the Top Ten Reasons Why Men Should Not Be Ordained!!
http://maggidawn.typepad.com/maggidawn/2006/03/top_ten_reasons.html
When I was a parish administrator, I got comments like this about the pastor the moment I said, "she". Of course, now at the seminary, working as the candidacy coordinator and deans' assistant, I receive mail addressed to "The Rev" and "Dr." Folks can't get it that women can be pastors/priests and laypersons can handle seminary affairs and education.
Hahahahahahah....oh gee! Sad but funny.
laughing because you have to!
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