INT. OFFICE.
TWO MIDDLE AGED WHITE MEN, MARTIN AND CLIVE, ARE INTERVIEWING A BLACK WOMAN.
MARTIN
Thank you, we'll be getting in touch.
THE WOMAN STANDS, SUPPORTING HERSELF ON A CRUTCH. SHE SHAKES HANDS WITH BOTH OF THEM AND LEAVES.
MARTIN
Well she certainly ticked all the right boxes.
CLIVE
Yessss....
MARTIN
Double first from Oxford. Superb references.
CLIVE
But don't you think she's perhaps... over qualified?
MARTIN
Clive, I know how you feel about working with women...
CLIVE
Not at all. I'm all for the ladies.
MARTIN
Then let's not beat about about the bush, it's because she's black, isn't it?
CLIVE
Martin, how can you say that? Some of my closest friends are "of colour".
MARTIN
It's not because she's disabled is it? Because we can make adjustments...
CLIVE
Don't you think she is just a bit, well, butch?
MARTIN
Oh come on Clive, this is the 21st Century...
CLIVE
But think about it Martin... a black... one-legged... lesbian. How is that going to look?
MARTIN
You mean people will think we only appointed her because...
CLIVE
Quite.
MARTIN (TRUCULANTLY)
But she really is the best person for the job!
CLIVE
Yes Martin, but so were all the others!
A BUTCH LOOKING ONE-LEGGED BLACK WOMAN ENTERS.
WOMAN
Would you like to see the next applicant now?
END.
