elfs | Today's Moral Quandry!

Today's moral quandry: Is it okay to ogle a blind woman?

While Omaha and I were standing at the deli where we got today's lunch, a couple entered the deli through the back door, holding hands. He was one of those very cute European bear-geek types that haunts the cubicle corridors of the Pacific Northwest. Despite his weight he looked like he got out into the sun more than once in a while. She was a well-built, vivacious, pretty, and significantly zaftig Chinese woman, dressed in green slacks and a black, low-cut blouse, with a slightly distant look.

It took me a moment to realize that they weren't just holding hands, but he was leading her. Then I spotted the white cane in her other hand.

I experienced a moment of confusion. Is that okay? I mean, it's not like she can ogle back. Does she know how much consternation she's causing, showing that much cleavage? Surely he would tell her, right?

(PS: The use of the "gaze" in your responses will be cheerfully ignored.)