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I'm in a restaurant in Oxford. Nearly empty. Four very loud American evangelical Christians are very loudly expressing some very, very offensive homophobic views. What do I do? It's horrible.
Ok. I asked the waiter. Not great English but lovely. He says, in his view best not to raise it. They were very hostile to the waiting staff when they arrived.
So. We are complicit. The homophobe Christians win. I'm hopeless at violence, no skills.
So. We are complicit. The homophobe Christians win. I'm hopeless at violence, no skills.
Oh right now they're onto Islam.
I'm so sorry I'm failing us all.
I'm wearing slip on sandals I can't run in. That's my only move in an emergency.
So.
My wife, who is excellent, went over as we were leaving and said: "excuse me. If you're going to express offensive homophobic views in a restaurant, it would be polite to do so more quietly." He said "sorry". I did a stern Paddington frown at the smallest man. We left.
