The bookstore clerks are judging me!!! I have to admit, I always get a little flutter in my stomach when I go up to the register with a copy of "Men" magazine or something like that. Nothing's ever happened, and God knows I'm not ashamed of my homosexuality, but... I just feel weird. And even when it's not porn, I often wonder what they think when I come up with the sometimes strange and eclectic selection of books I buy. Sometimes I think they don't give a flying fuck and sometimes I think they must think I'm a freak. Now I know it's probably the latter! Oh, joy! Now I can be even more self-conscious than I already am!!!
(Via Maud Newton)
2 comments:
Hey,
As the author of that piece I can tell you that I'm generally more judgmental of people who buy really boring stuff (thus the bestseller smackdown) than people who buy strange books. Gay stuff/sexual stuff is really no big deal either- the strap-on sex book guy made me uncomfortable for other reasons. I hope this was somewhat reassuring.
Yeah, MZ, it was a little reassuring. Of course, being the neuroses-ridden fellow I am, I'll still self-conscious. Thanks for trying, though!
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