There should be an official holiday named for this woman. Not only is she the female equivalent of my beloved Dan Savage (see a testament of my love for him here) but I was enjoying her humour, and frank manner of speaking about all things related to sex, for years before I discovered Dan. Moreover, I believe that she has done more than anyone to promote women's sexual health (and just about anyone's sexual health, in general) in Canada since Dr. Henry Morgentaler fought for the right to a safe abortion in the 60s.
Plus, the delight that I garnered from seeing her recommend sex toys on her Hot Stuff Bag segments on her former t.v. show (made all the more amusing due to her remarkable resemblance to my late maternal grandmother) will likely never be matched by any other septua- or octo- genarian.
Also, this.Oh, and also, there was some Order of Canada thing. That too. That's just as important as the chin dildo, you know. If not more, even. Just slightly more.
S. and I have an ongoing tradition of occasionally naming a certain day to be [insert name of celebrity or well-known figure or even just a person we know here] DAY. For instance, we declared May 20 to be James Stewart Day, when we will participate in some doggone good, wholesome activities and talk just like Jimmy. There are many other examples, most of which I can't remember specifically because we normally make these decisions while slightly tipsy.
However, being of sound mind and body and having had only two 5oz glasses of wine, I declare July 29 (Sue's birthday) to be the official Sue Johanson Day in our home, which will basically be an all-out sex toy and lube fest. It goes without saying that we will use fully poseable dolls to work out some yet-untried positions for ourselves, and make reference to our body parts using medical terms, foregoing dirty slang for the day.
Or perhaps May 31 will be more fitting, since that was the day she received her Order of Canada.
Oh, heck. I'll just go ahead and celebrate both days, in the aforementioned fashion.
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