Friday, 1 November 2024

November 1, 1994: A white man said because he was a South African Jew he was black


Thirty years ago today 

            It was another weird Tuesday night at my Orgasmic Alphabet Orgy writers open stage. A white man named Ryan who said that because he was a South African Jew he was black was there with an entourage of two guys. Ryan’s sidekick Pedro threw a chocolate bar at Zeko. Ryan and I clashed on several occasions. He told me he didn’t like my tone. I said it’s not a matter of liking it but understanding it. After everyone had a chance to read if there was still time I normally asked if anyone would like to read again. Ryan said he would and he read for a long, long time. Finally I said, “Isn’t reading for that long the equivalent of leaving the Christmas tree up all year long?” He took offense because he thought my Christmas tree analogy was a direct attack on him being a Jew. He started going “Sieg heil!” to me over and over and there was an argument all around.

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