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
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, a little girl came up to me and asked, "Are you a boy or a girl?" I said, "I'm a girl of course!" She walked away, looking dazed and saying, "Whoa." FML
Today, while in class, I was called down to the office. The principal showed me a video of two guys fighting in the school parking lot. I'm accused of being one of those guys. I'm a girl. FML
Today, as I walked home, I heard the people behind me in an argument over my gender. 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, 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
Today, I was walking into my school and I saw two girls kissing. Being a lesbian myself, and thinking it would be cute, I winked at them. I guess one of them had a history of cheating with a girl who looked just like me, because her girlfriend came up and punched me in the face. FML
Today, while I was at the gym, I saw a guy walk into the girls locker room. I was walking nearby so I said, "Hey man, that's the wrong one." Turns out it was just a very masculine-looking woman, with a very masculine haircut. FML
Today, I was in an unfamiliar building on campus and I needed to use the bathroom before class started. I walked in and saw a man at the sink. I said "Oh my god I'm sorry! I thought this was the women's washroom." It was. The very butch looking woman gave me a look of death. FML
Today, I went to go to an aerobics class. Shen the instructor walked in, she went up to me and told me it was a women only class. I am a woman. FML
Today, I was hitting on a girl who was getting ready to walk into the same class as me. We were waiting outside the room, so I told her that I'd heard the professor for the course was a total bitch. We walked into the room. I sat down at a desk. She stood behind the podium. FML
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Bloo2555 22
"Absolutely. Please feel free to politely correct me. It certainly looks better for you than if you were so disrespectful as to yell at me."
Cali 57
The comments are getting a little out of hand so I'm stepping in! Whether or not you like it, many people now see a difference between sex (anatomical) and gender (social). If you feel compelled to comment on the issue, please be kind to each other. Thanks!
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Comments (30)
Sinshine 28
Start referring to her with male pronouns and see what she says then.
ohsnapword 21
Well, if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck...
Ilmoran 20
But does it **** like a duck?
Demon_of_Light 27
... then it's probably a mermaid.
zezili 18
It sounds like they were trying to make a joke at the expense of trans people, not that they were actually themselves trans. So that kinda just sucks for everyone cause the more we hear that joke, the less safe trans ppl feel to be open :/
RockPrincess26 16
Plus, she was disrespectful to the teacher.
Mightytall 35
Have "it" suspended from class for a few days ... the R E S P E C T, she is asking from you, should be mutual. It is not acceptable to lash out and scream down a teacher or professor. If it is so important to her to be called a certain gender or none, she must be willing to communicate this politely and calmly.
littlelia 22
Literally no trans person would actually say that. That person was an asshole. Outting yourself as trans to strangers (or even people you know) can be deadly.
Mynxie 26
The only times it was deadly, though I am completely against what the person did to the Trans person, was when the Trans person lied to their face about what they really are and had sex with them.
Levvy 22
Really? You're saying no transgender person has ever been murdered under different circumstances than that? Am I actually correctly understanding that as what you mean?
Lobby_Bee 18
Gotta stop teaching kids that they can be anything they want to be. This is getting out of hand.
davecross 11
Well technically you did
vandj8 9
Next time great them with "Hello Jerks".
Darkness_Hate 29
_"If you have a ****** yes I assumed your gender"
Levvy 22
FYI, that particular phrase has mostly become a meme specifically making fun at transgender people. I doubt it was being used in sincerity. (Though, it's certainly possible.)
RockPrincess26 16
It's also disrespectful to scream at your teacher.
Levvy 22
Yes. Were you just chiming in an additional observation or did it sound like I was saying otherwise?