A Defence of Eugenics

[dotinthesky]

I stopped at the supermarket on my way home. Coming out, I nearly tripped over a toddler. Her father, a curly-haired figure with beady eyes and a five-o'clock shadow, apologised for her. I said it was no problem and fell behind them. When the little girl turned the wrong corner, her father said "come over here, you stupid cow."

"Silly?" She asked. She made some noises that she didn't want to walk anymore.

"You are a lazy cow. Now come over here. You are a pain in the ass." He picked her up. "Now look what you've done, I have to carry the beer with my other hand." He was carrying a container with six cans of beer.

I was speechless. Mind, she didn't seem phased at all. She kept chattering to him as if it was all very normal.

Comments

[dawnkitten.livejournal.com]

Jesus ... I'd have been tempted to grab her and run. Things like that make me so sad- some people should just not be allowed to breed. She's young enough now to not know what he's saying ...but 5/10 years down that's likely to be one unhappy girl

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Yup, she had no idea what the words meant. But they were said harshly, so there was still that implicit threat, ya know? Very gross. I don't know what to do in these situations. Follow him? Call the police? Find out where he lives?

[desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com]

None of these things. Scary!