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August 28, 2006

Sexism: still alive and well

Good news: got to spend the weekend with the GF
Bad news: The GF has strep
Good news: I have health insurance
Bad news: given that I just moved into this town, i have no idea who doctors are, or where to find one. So I made a call to my PPO...

me: Hi! It looks like I'm about to come down with strep, and I've just moved. What doctors are in my area

PPO Call-center person: I have a doctor on Castro

me: that's fine, but anything on mission?

PPO: [after giving me the Castro address] I found a doctor on mission street, it's a woman. Is that alright?"

Me: [shocked] that's absolutely alright...

By all the Gods of Heaven and Earth! What year is this? What fucking country is this?
Since I don't actually want to see the doctor, I'll wait until tomorrow to find out if I need to go in. My boss has already told me to stay home if I'm feeling bad-- she doesn't want to get sick...

Posted by Andrew at August 28, 2006 05:53 PM

Comments

is that really sexism? or just concern that one may like to see a doctor the same sex as themself? Would you have reacted the same way ih if you were calling about Colon Cancer? I'm not denying your claim- I was thinking about joing a co-ed softball team a while back until I had my first experience with sexism- just your example...

Posted by: jdisciacca [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 2, 2006 01:11 PM