I am sure plenty of you have noticed my use of this "LRW" acronym and it occurs to me that you may not know the genesis of the phrase. It goes all the way back to 2001, in the aftermath of 9/11. You may recall that in those early months, there were a lot of American-Flag inspired decorations all over the place. There was a park near my home & there were red white & blue bow ribbons on the trees. You may also recall my being an avid Wonder Woman Fan & at the time, I was going to a lot of raves & I had a Club-Kid aesthetic about how I dressed at these kinds of events. So I saw these bow ribbons up on these trees & I devised this rather elaborate plan of sneaking into the park late at night & snatching one of these bow ribbons so I could attach it to my Wonder Woman Visor or otherwise incorporate it into some Patriotic Party Wear. I was on the phone with a friend & when I told him of my plan, his response was: "Grrl you are not normal. What do you mean, Patriotic Party Wear?? Talking to you is like talking to a Large, Retarded Woman!!"
Stunned Silence until I respond "Why I gotta be Large? Why you gotta say it like that??"
Hysterical laughter ensued and the name stuck. With time I have come to realize that all 3 of these words apply not just to me but also to many of my nearest and dearest, regardless of size, IQ or gender identity. Like it is possible to be 5'2 & 100 lbs & still be Large as in Larger than Life, or get Fulbright Scholarships & still have a bunch of children by several abusive men or be biologically all man & still love ABBA.
Ultimately LRWs are the ones who get stuff done cuz other hoes just don't have the creativity within them to change things. Sometimes we are the ones who get all emotional in the grocery store while singing along to Rihanna in our earbuds...
Praise Bless & I welcome any and all examples of LRW in yourselves or daily lives!
oh there are just SO many Karen Walker quotes that come to mind here.
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