Today, a customer came into the music shop I work in to look at guitars. After calling the customer "Dude," and "Man," numerous times, they stalked off suddenly. When I asked if everything was okay, they responded with, "I'm female, you asshole!" FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I went into a music store to look into getting a new guitar. I picked up one that I was interested in and tried it out quietly. A sales representative approached me and asked me to "stop the noise and leave the guitars for serious customers." I've been playing for almost ten years. FML
Today, I was stopped by a customer who told me that I looked like a nice woman. I thanked him for the compliment and pointed out that I was a man. With an obviously male name on my name tag. And visible facial hair. FML
Today, at work as a cashier, I had a male customer come up to me and ask me what hours I worked today, like he has done for several weeks now. Immediately after, my manager calls my lane to tell me to watch out for that guy. He has been stalking a co-worker of mine. Apparently, I'm next. FML
Today, at the supermarket, a guy started yelling at me for staring at his "woman." She frankly looked like someone had carved Mick Jagger's face into a turd. When I told him I have better things to do than ogle random women, he started harassing me for being "a queer." FML
Today, a customer at the bar I work at yelled at me for calling her "Ma'am." I asked what she'd prefer, and she gave me her name. When I called her by her name, she yelled at me for not calling her "Ma'am." FML
Today, I was working at my job as a cashier, checking out an elderly woman's groceries. She was very nice, and we chatted for a couple minutes. Once she had paid, she leaned close to me and said, very politely, "I'm so so sorry that I mistook you for a girl at first, young man." I AM a girl. FML
Today, I was at the store buying some feminine products. At the cash register, the clerk said to me "Dude, you know those are for girls right?" I am a 30 year old woman. FML
Today, someone came into the store I work at, laughed at my name on my name-tag, and left without even buying anything. FML
Today, as two of my students walked into my classroom, I said, "Hi, ladies". One of them screamed at me: "Did you just assume my gender?!" FML
Today, I was shopping in the mall. A cute store worker kept checking me out, so after I picked a few things I went up to her and started flirting. After a few seconds, she cut me off and said, "Actually I was watching you because you look like someone who would shoplift." FML
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Quest_ 13
Girls can be dudes too. She's silly.
Xrandomkrisx 7
she just gets upset easily. she probably doesn't like her figure so she is offended easily
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Comments (346)
Cinn_fml 23
Well I'm fairly certain it's not just me. But I could be wrong :P I guess it tends to be people into music who do it, but I can think of a few people who'd say it. I don't think dude is a word used as commonly over here in the UK as much as USA, but I could be wrong. Tbf I don't know many girls who'd get offended by it, unless say you went "you look so like a dude" in which case you've made it gender specific. It's in much the same way that you'll greet a group of people by going "hey guys!" even though there'll be girls in it.
jdfml90 0
not really your fault, shouldn't be so ugly/manly looking and hanging round a guitar shop looking so bad, if you got into trouble at work maybe a FYL but would be your fault for stereotyping (I would probably do the same) otherwise **** it you offended an ugly girl, her mirror does it to her every day.
funkdog8 0
Today, I went into a gutair store. The employee there thought I was a guy. FML
xmasterkennedyx 0
give it time and your gonna have a person on here saying "I got called a man in a music store today fml"
shaude91 0
that's gay!!! I call ppl dude and man ALL THE TIME regardless of rather it's a guy or girl. now sir wouldve meant somethjng!
tisiphone_fml 0
Thanks for being non-gender-specific, man. Doesn't sound like a very artistic person.
skitzz 0
why would you call a person dude or man if you weren't sure what sex they are. i mean alot of people do say that no matter the sex but some people will get offended by it.i mean if shes a girl and you thought she was a guy she must of looked somewhat like a girl or you must of at least been confused on what she actually was.so why would you say that in the first place.its basically our own fault.its not that awful on your part.
vetteck555 0
it's came, not come.
hey123hey123 0
L2 english?
sincerely331 0
Correction, Its supposed to be Today, a costumer CAME into the music shop. Yur welcome OP :) And I'm pretty sure OP couldn't tell that she was a female, therefore she makes herself look like a man.