Very often, perspective is everything. What is funny to one person, may be deeply embarrassing or downright upsetting to another. But some events are deserving of universal laughter. Sometimes, it is worth acknowledging that what happened was, frankly, hilarious. Earlier today saw one of those excruciatingly-awkward-but-retrospectively-hilarious moments.
Two friends (don't be over-awed by my popularity) informed me that Sidney Sussex was hosting the Women's Forum this evening. Naturally, I was interested, not least because I'd been before and found it intellectually edifying. Soon, they'd persuaded me that I should go, albeit separately (because I wanted to grab something to eat beforehand).
I arrived to be greeted by pin-drop silence. Odd, I thought, but maybe the're reading a text. They weren't. Maybe I'm late. I was. I sat down, expecting the tension to subside. At this point, the chair piped up, "this is a self-defining space," she mumbled. "That means men aren't welcome", she concluded.
The tension had reached insurmountable levels. I got up and left, hearing a huge collective sigh as I exited the door.
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