{"id":9767,"date":"2013-08-06T21:00:25","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T05:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=9767"},"modified":"2013-08-06T21:00:25","modified_gmt":"2013-08-07T05:00:25","slug":"schoolgirl-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/schoolgirl-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Schoolgirl Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few days ago, I went out with my husband to look for shoes. While he looked, I headed for the kids section to look for a schoolgirl skirt. Just like all normal people, I have a fetish for pleated skirts, especially tartan ones. My personal excuse, if confronted about this, is that as a jew, I am fascinated by all things Catholic. Catholic things have the allure of forbidden fruit. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.<\/p>\n

I couldn’t find a skirt in my size but I did find a dress among the school uniforms, priced right at $7.99<\/a>. I showed it to my husband who patted me on the head, with either affection or pity or both. I interpreted his gesture as “Awww, you’re nearly sixty and you still like to pretend you’re a schoolgirl!” He told me to go try it on.<\/p>\n

The dress was a good fit but when I took it off, I saw to my horror that is was made in Bangladesh. There is no way I’m going to buy a dress made under terrible conditions, maybe even made by someone who perished in the Rana Plaza factory collapse.<\/a><\/p>\n

I don’t regret my decision to pass on the dress, but now people are scolding me for a position that will only hurt people in Bangladesh who want factory jobs. “Those poor people are grateful to work in sweatshops, bla bla bla!”<\/p>\n

Fuck! I can’t indulge in my fetish and<\/em> I’m increasing poverty in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n

Opinions, ridicule, advice, anyone?<\/p>\n

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