My co-workers have heard me complain about this a million times: why doesn’t anyone believe I’m an attorney? I actually told someone yesterday ‘I’m a prosecutor for Jefferson Co.” And do you know what the response was? ‘So, you have a law degree?’ WTF!?!?! I was like ‘yes.’ I left out the part where I should have said ‘yes, you idiot I have a two degrees and one is in law. and protected the public from the bad people but I think I may give them your address so we can stop stupid people from procreating.’ But I didn’t say that part. Is it my young (and beautiful) face that throws them? Is it my gender? Is it my race? Whatever it is, it gets me steaming mad. Another time I gave my place of employment and the response was ‘so, what are you a secretary?’ Nothing against secretaries. I have one of the best, cantankerous, and funny ones out there, but I’m standing there in a suit. I’m thinking of getting a t-shirt made with an up arrow and the word ‘attorney’ underneath it. Am I being sensitive? Probably. Should I just get over it? Surely. Will I? Mostly like later, much later. Am I really this angry? Yes. (sorry, I can’t be nicer, it just ain’t in me.....today anyway.)
3 comments:
awwww...poor you! What a rough world! You're the biggest disaster since Katrina.
You know where you live..
Louisville, Kentucky!!
How many people there have higher than a bachelor's degree? How many black people there have higher than a bachelor's degree. I'm originally from Louisville and I love my hometown...but I'm not blind to the facts.
The facts are that the state of Kentucky is less than %10 African-American...aprox %7.
The education attainment rate is well below the national avg. The penal system is composed of about
%30 African American. The C-J has been doing stories that highlight the lack of African-Americans in the field of Law in Kentucky. You really shouldn't be too surprised by the responses you get.
You could look at it on the bright side.. You're an exceptional woman.
You're educated, beautiful, and black...in a place where unfortunately that's rare...black or white.
P.S... Why not education the person's further.. Not only do you have two degrees...you have a Doctrate's....JD that is.
I got the same comments about being a female working in construction - Oh, you're a flagger! Hang in there!
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