Wednesday, February 07, 2007

KIND OFFER TO TEACH GUITAR OR HOW PATRIARCHAL VAMPIRE

..ATTEMPTED TO SUCK THE LIVING LIFE OUT OF ME:
"Yes, I appreciate your sincereity! I will teach you how to play guitar, you will teach me how to speak Russian."
This was a response to my interest to learn how to play a guitar. The person seemed genuine and warm, and said that he neede to train anyway. To learn Russian language is not a cheap offer, and I was satisfied with the deal. We spoke on the phone a few times and set up a time for meeting.
So, I came. I brought my guitar and my strings, like a fool. And at first, was affronted by a woman- his roommate. She circled around sniffing at my intentions for the guitar teacher and made me feel mad uncomfortable. She got into conversation and did not know boundaries. She finally, after ten minutes of rummaging around, announced that she will go and do laundry, she left then to do laundry, having made tons of noise and having lingered around deliberately long. Having received that performance, I asked the guy if that was his girlfriend. He responded that no, it was his friend. Ok. So he started stringing the guitar and then, like, with a crooked smile, he asks me: how old are you, Gabriel? And I'm like, it does not matter, over 17 - ha ha. He is like, something something, with a really calm tone one uses to train an animal and to speak to one's dog that one is still training. So, he says that with his tone and than adds with an even lower yet tone; as he is stringing my guitar he says to me something about how a woman should act. I jump. Then he looks up at me, with his Spanish eyes and says very viciously hiding it behind a smile, with much sarcasm: you are a woman, arent' you, Gabriel? Or who are you? And he laughs. My heart falls. And I say, don't address me as a she. He looks at me and starts explaining that I am really a woman and that I should act this way and that way, and I ask him: do you want to teach me to play the guitar or are you gonna tell me how to be? I don't discuss that. Then, I lost my temper and yelled that we are not discussing my gender or my way of acting. He looked at me and threatened not to teach me if I won't cooperate. Then I said, I don't give a fuck but don't sit here in your hole and start draining my blood, laughing while I am upset that you even brought the subject up. Where is your sensitivity? Where is your humanity? Where is your anything? Do you not NOTICE that I use man's name? Why are you going to start harassing me, and, when I defend myself respond something non-sensical how I should not defend yourself. "I did not attack" he lies. And smiles. He smiles widely, it looks like he's gonna swallow me. BUT I PERCEIVED THAT YOU DID. And everything you said, including your tone, speaks of that. And I told you about what you did, I pointed it out, and asked you to stop but you've decided that I should react to certain things and shouldn't react to others... well tough luck I don't agree and I do feel offended. Yet you continue to insist I don't be. Why?! I told you I am ! But you did not appologize neither did you stop but continued to push the issue, actually smilling with joy as some tears streamed down my face! What the fuck! You are not stopping but are trying to force me to change WHO I AM RIGHT HERE AND NOW (you sick fuck). I did not come to you to get deconstructed and get insulted and to cry! You don't even know but feel entitled because I am a female bodied to familiarize with me, to dictate how I should and should not act and command me to stop feeling what I feel! He said he will string my guitar though. At first I thought "ok." I thought he has stopped. But he kept on smilling and talking to me with his quiet and disrespectful tone. Then I said, fuck it, give it here, I am leaving. I and not staying and I am taking my garbage with me too. My old strings. So I dug in some garbage and took my shit. Then I looked for my bag, and it was nowhere: he already put it on his bed in his room! Damn. I grabbed my shit and run fast before patriarch was going to turn me into a female procreating mammal and suck my talent, blood and spirit out!