MAN-PURSE SOLIDARITY

A new form of discrimination has taken hold in our fair city, and I must raise my voice, however puny, in opposition.

What's so funny about peace, love and man purses? My husband and several of my dearest man friends carry man purses, so this hits home. Last night in an Adams-Morgan CD store, Geoffrey and I walked in and were greeted by an Ashton Kutcher clone who immediately asked to confiscate Geoffrey's man purse. Which is pretty well exactly the same size as my girl purse. I thought about making an issue of it, either demanding that my purse be taken, too, or that we leave. But this was a place where the CDs were kept in locked cases (whole other rant for a whole other time), so I depended on the staff's goodwill to feed my addiction. Which I didn't end up doing anyway. But I digress. Why is Geoffrey's man purse a potential shoplifting accoutrement, but my similarly sized bag not? How is that fair? How is that logical? I do not understand.

This has happened other times, in other places. Next time I swear there will be fist-shaking from me. The man purse shall not be oppressed.

Comments

[marcus]

stand up and fight, sister. the time has come for men with man purses to take charge and banish the evil that governs this country.

we will not let events like this go unnoticed. i will inform my brothers.

(adams-morgan CD store? you need to get your asses to best buy. man purses are welcome there, with open arms).

[Stacy]

I will have the grace to ignore the BB comment.

I think the best band ever -- Stacy and the Sugar Daddies -- should reunite and release a tribute album for the mighty man purse. Whaddya say?

[David Clark]

Are Man-purses like nose nuggets?

Geoffrey, oh man of honor. Hold your head high, and your man-purse proud. You brave soul, you stand for us all. Us chickens use pockets.

[Liz]

Ain't nothin' wrong with man purses. Maybe to piss anti-man purse-ites off even more, man-purse carriers should start wearing fanny packs.