Elle — This is the second oven “joke” I’ve read today. Your piece is strong, important, insightful, and well written. Mazel tov. Please keep writing and exploring. Your discoveries will help many. Take a look at micro-aggression as a name for these “jokes.” When I put a slice of bacon on my plate a couple of years ago, a bystander said, “Well, Sieg Heil.” When I confronted her a week or so later (I too froze in the moment), guess what she said? “It’s a joke …” Thanks for writing this ~ Jessica
Elle — This is the second oven “joke” I’ve read today. Your piece is strong, important, insightful, and well written. Mazel tov. Please keep writing and exploring. Your discoveries will help many. Take a look at micro-aggression as a name for these “jokes.” When I put a slice of bacon on my plate a couple of years ago, a bystander said, “Well, Sieg Heil.” When I confronted her a week or so later (I too froze in the moment), guess what she said? “It’s a joke …” Thanks for writing this ~ Jessica