When you walk into her apartment you'll immediately be
struck by how much Nazi memorabilia she has.
"You've got a lot of Nazi memorabilia," you'll
announce.
She'll poke her head around the corner dividing the living
room, which could be called "the Nazi memorabilia room," from the
kitchen, with a smile.
"Sorry, what? I
didn't catch that." Her face will
be smudged with flour - it'll look like she's baking.
"This is a pretty big collection of Nazi stuff,"
you'll repeat, in the most neutral tone you can.
Her face will light up.
"Thanks! It's one of the
biggest in North America!"
After that she'll go back to the kitchen and get back to
apparently baking. You'll be left out
there, looking through portraits of Hitler smiling ecstatically, old Wermacht
rank insignias, SS tags. A glass case
will contain a rifle, ancient but perfectly maintained. Its stock, weathered with age, will be
polished to a hearty red color. It'll be
clear she takes a lot of pride in her Nazi memorabilia.
When she comes out of the kitchen with a glass of wine for
you clutched in one hand and a glass of wine for her clutched in the other,
grin from ear to ear, you'll have to ask.
"Why do you have all this?"
She'll look puzzled.
"What do you mean?"
You'll wave your arm at everything in the room.
"Why do you have all the Nazi stuff?" you'll
delicately rephrase. Her face will light
up again.
"Oh! It's just
something I'm really into!" That
response won't clarify things for you, so you'll tell her:
"That comment really didn't clarify anything for
me." She'll smile and cock her head
a little, like she wants you to speak directly into her ear, waiting for you to
refine your question. "Do you just
really love history?"
"Oh! No. I just really love the White race!"
It'll take you a second to process that response. The joy behind it, the raw enthusiasm, will
throw you off. Most racists are usually
angry or bitter. She'll be warm, sunny,
welcoming. But as you look at the images
in her room, you'll think about her OkayCupid profile. The last line, where she said "No
******s" will seem more ominous than it did at the time. Likewise, the confederate flag bumper sticker
on the back of her 1998 Honda Accord will suddenly seem a lot less ironic.
You'll be left in a difficult situation. It will now be clear that your date is a
racist. She'll also be really
attractive, and this will be the fourth date, the date where sex stuff often
happens. If you leave now, you won't get
laid for certain, and it's been a while.
Like, two years. You'll also have
to tell your friends that you stopped going out with that amazing woman you've
been telling them about because she was a racist, which is an insane phrase to
have to say to people.
On the other hand, if you stick around, you'll end up
sleeping with a woman who has dedicated one of the two rooms in her apartment
to Nazi memorabilia.
It'll be a difficult choice.
You'll have until you finish that glass of wine to decide what to
do. We can't see beyond this moment, so
whatever you do, don't tell her about your grandmother who survived Auschwitz. It won't go over well.
Congratulations on Getting to Know Her a Little Better!
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