would it be awkward for one of them to misgender the other’s dog?

Story time!

I was on my way into PetSmart to pick up my dogs from a routine vet appointment when I saw a man standing on the sidewalk right in front of where I parked. He had a dog with him of a breed I’d never seen before (probably a mix of many). This dog looked super neat with a mostly white head with a cool black stripe over one eye.

“She’s a pretty dog!”

Him, looking actually angry: “He’s a male.” (Or something like that)

I then looked up at him and noticed he was wearing a MAGA cap. I didn’t notice before because his dog was so striking.

Without skipping a beat, I replied…

“It sucks being misgendered, don’t it?”

I don’t know if he was a bigoted, anti-trans asshole but he was wearing the uniform.

The look on his face was… Dumbfounded. Honest, I was hoping for shock and horror but it was good enough 👍