Sexist and homophobic too...
Jun. 5th, 2003 01:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tcpipWe had a parting luncheon for Senior Advisor Ambassador Kaldir from Malaysia. Our esteemed Noble peace-prize winning Minister, Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta opened his speech to the assembled staff with the words.
"Don't cry. Crying is for gays and women".
(1pm, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, June 5).
Honestly, why do I even bother?
"Don't cry. Crying is for gays and women".
(1pm, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, June 5).
Honestly, why do I even bother?
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Date: 2003-06-04 10:03 pm (UTC)"Let's just hope they don't find the bomb in my luggage, eh?"
- Brien, to me, as we walked out onto the tarmac, painfully close to airline staff. Sun Valley Airport, Idaho, USA, September 14th 2001.
It was his idea of a joke.
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Date: 2003-06-05 03:05 am (UTC)Oh, whacko.
My plane trip here was on September 11. Something about people not wanting to catch a plane on that day.