Chicken in the Henhouse

• Sedaris argues that the American public stereotypes homosexuals as immoral and even as pedophiles. Those who make these accusations are ignorant and should not be seen as credible. Sedaris uses himself as evidence by showing that he feels like he is being constantly judged, regardless of if people know his sexual orientation or not. This essay gives his personal experience of one day at a hotel that shows how he feels on a daily basis. The end of the essay is a surprise to him, as well as the reader, when Sedaris is complimented on his behavior rather than criticized and judged. It shows how it is ridiculous that homosexuals like him have to be constantly worried about their actions when they are not doing anything wrong and have good intentions. Sedaris uses humor to convey his feelings about Audrey because it is a much more subtle technique to show disapproval than anger or indignation. Humor is harder to argue with or oppose than outright anger. Sedaris uses humor as a way to show how ignorant Audrey’s comments on homosexuals were. Audrey was so naive that Sedaris did not even feel the need to prove what she was saying wrong. He made a joke out of her comments because they should never be taken seriously. His title of this essay exemplifies her ignorance as well. Audrey could not even correctly say the old saying "fox in the henhouse" so the rest of her comments should not be seen as credible either.