Southside With You Page #2

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it like a trademark dispute.

I was basically silenced for

voicing a dissenting opinion.

Hmm, there's no real

contribution at our level.

There's only the illusion

of contribution.

Get ready, buster. You're on deck.

Are you sure it's the firm

you're frustrated with?

Shouldn't we be getting to the meeting?

Ah, we have some time.

It's not for another few hours.

- What?

- I thought we'd swing by the art center.

There's an Afro-centric exhibit

that's supposed to be...

Wait. What is this?

"What is this?" I don't know.

I mean, taken at face value, that's a

pretty existential question, Michelle.

What happened to the meeting?

It doesn't start till 4:00,

so I thought we'd see some paintings,

maybe grab a bite to eat.

We don't have to.

Barack,

you seem like a really sweet guy,

but how many times do I have to tell you

we're not going out together?

Mm, well, Michelle,

thank you for saying that.

You seem like a real sweet girl.

But I have to correct you.

We are in fact out

and we are in fact together.

But not on a date.

- This is not a date.

- It doesn't have to be.

Barack, I don't want it to be.

You know, usually, women I meet

are willing to look past

my hideous appearance

and get to know the real me.

If I thought you were hideous,

I wouldn't have set you up with Gina.

Gina's very attractive.

Now, that's true.

Gina is very attractive.

This is not a date.

That's okay.

I'll... I'll go at your pace.

Barack, there's no pace to go at

because there's no anything to speak of.

I am your advisor at our law firm.

- It would be tacky.

- You keep saying that.

- And you keep ignoring it.

- For good reason.

You're my advisor insomuch as you introduce

me around at the beginning of the month

and you show me how to use

the coffee machine,

which, by the way,

I still can't figure out,

so some advisor.

Secondly, it's not our law firm.

It's your law firm.

I'm just here for the summer.

And while you're here,

it's inappropriate.

So, you think I'm attractive enough

- to set up with your prettiest friend?

- You think she's that pretty?

You and I share a lot

of the same interests.

I don't know that that's true.

- We both love Chicago.

- I get it.

You think we have a lot in common.

And maybe we do.

Maybe we can be friends.

But if you can't understand this,

then you can't understand me.

It's hard enough being a woman

at a giant corporate law firm.

For all the talk of

equality that goes around

and all those filled quotas,

I'm still surrounded by mostly men.

So, I gotta work just a little bit

harder to earn everyone's respect.

I gotta work a little bit

harder to be taken seriously.

Now add on that I'm black.

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