For the Love of Guava

So someone in my office came back with free coffee for voting which reminded me of something I heard on the radio yesterday which I will now commence to rant about [disclaimer... not verbatim... ]…

Radio Host 1(Male): Did you hear about all the free stuff they’re giving away for voting?

Radio Host 2 (Male): Yeah… did you hear that [Insert Sextoy Store: Will insert real link to awesome store when not on work computer] are giving away free sex toys?

Radio Host 1(Male): Apparently, for women, they’re giving away something called a …uh [shuffling paper]… Silver Bullet?! Which is a MINI vibrator??

Both Radio Hosts Chortling: Guffaw… guffaw…haha… “Mini?? MINI??”

Radio Host 2: Doesn’t that defeat the purpose? [more guffawing]

Radio Host 3 (Female): [guffawing] Supposedly, it’s a $20 value!! Apparently, they’re a [shuffling papers] “sex positive” store.

[[Lots of guffawing and incredulous snorts and exclamations...]]

Mr. Guava looks over at me timidly waiting for an explosion as I snicker irritatedly at the radio in disbelief… I know I should be overwhelmed with a sense of hope as we come upon this “historical” election… and I am… but then I hear things as silly as this… and see things, as offensive as, Yes on 8/”Protect Families” signs… and as ridiculous as listening to people shout the praises of Prop 4 while simultaneously riling themselves up into mob panic about teen pregnancies being on the rise… and hear things as scary as people waving guns on over passes… and leaving dead bears on campuses… and planning conspiracies laden with white supremacy symbolism and I think… damn the thought of how far we have yet to go is seriously oppressive and overwhelming…