Political correctness hurts all of us.

[slemslempike]

I was in a charity shop and the women behind the till were talking about Canada. One of them's father had grown up on Prince Edward Island, and the other woman had never heard of Anne of Green Gables. She had, however, been to Canada:

"We desperately wanted to see a Mountie, but we only saw one the entire time, and that was a woman."
"Oh dear. Well, I suppose they have to let them, nowadays."
"Yes, but I've never been so disappointed."


Oh my god I don't have a Due South icon.

Comments

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Obviously never heard of Susannah of the Mounties, either.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I was thinking more Inspector Thatcher from Due South.

[oursin.livejournal.com]

Quite - yay Susannah!

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I read it a few years ago and seem to remember that I was more "ugh, Susannah".

Attempted defence

[publicansdecoy.livejournal.com]

Maybe she was a straight woman with a serious mountie fetish? Hence understandable disappointment.

-x-

Re: Attempted defence

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Well, yes! I thought it was amusing rather than annoying. I'd probably have a similar reaction to a beefeater, even without a fetish.

[oursin.livejournal.com]

It's years since I read it, and I suspect that now that I am no longer 9 years old I might see rather a lot of problems with it. But for a time I guess she was an iconic figure of female self-assertion!

[sheenaghpugh]

Maybe she cherished fond memories of the Lumberjack Song.

Also, do female Mounties wear the sweet red hats or do they maybe have a more dull uniform?