BATON ROUGE, LA—Local feminist hero Sam Hooker, 43, has struck a big win for women of the world. On Friday night, while passively perusing the internet on his smartphone before bed, Hooker came across an article on the best time to plant new grass seed in his area. Although many people would take no notice of author's gender, Hooker, who is ever on the lookout for such things, quickly noticed the author's photo and name placed near the title.
Although he hesitated for a moment, just as anyone would, at the sight of a female's presence on a page describing something as intricate as the science and art of lawn maintenance, after several minutes of wrestling with inner conflict about whether he should give it a try or just keep looking, Hooker finally allowed himself to read the entire piece.
"Oh, I'm no hero," commented Hooker. "Yes, I suppose not everyone would give a broad a shot, but I've really grown a lot with this #MeToo and stuff. Heck, I've got 2 daughters of my own, and maybe one of these days they'll have something valuable to say, too. Anything's possible."
Powering through his discomfort as he comprehended each word, he reassured himself that the article may have been edited by a man, and figured that if the article hadn't been taken down since it was posted in April it couldn't do that much damage to someone's lawn. The hero for equal rights made it through the whole thing, and had to admit that he learned a few good points, and had a decent idea of when to plant grass seed.
In a final move of acceptance and respect, Hooker stated that he verified the information with 3 other articles written by men, and that they seemed to line up with the first one, so he followed the first article's advice. He stated, "Now we wait and see."
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