Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for February 02, 2012
Transcript:
Gramma Evie: Arnold?! Did you just ask me to MARRY you?? Arnold: Well, it's a thought... Arnold: I love having you as a companion, Evie, but I lead a very nomadic life. I go where I'm needed. Arnold: It's a lot to ask of someone, but - Gramma Evie: Yes! I mean no - I mean yes to part of it...I -
Oh, please. Imagine the outcry if it was some old guy asking a young woman for her hand in marriage. He’d be considered a perv, right?But, because this is written by a woman, it’s perfectly acceptable. Double standards anyone?