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The original was posted on /r/twoxchromosomes by /u/PrincipessaEboli on 2023-08-04 01:35:15.
I’m proud of myself for this because the person I was even just a year ago wouldn’t have had the courage. I’ve been sexually harassed before and just let it happen, but today something in me wasn’t going to stand for being treated in a sexist manner.
I’ll paraphrase the conversation. For context I’m a 21 yo woman and I work in a smoothie shop. I was behind the counter cleaning, etc while my male coworker took the old guys order.
Old guy: (pointing at me) dO yOu sMiLe?
Coworker: Me?
Old guy: No her
Me: That’s inappropriate, can I help you?
Old guy: I SAID - Do you smile?
Me: that’s an inappropriate thing to say to a woman sir
Old guy : (visibly taken aback) Oh I just ask people if they smile cause-
Me: you didn’t say that to him (gesturing towards my coworker) because I’m a woman. Got it.
Old guy: Well, cHiVaLrY iSnT dEaD
Me: Have a nice day
The best part? I kept my face completely deadpan for the whole interaction- no expression, neutral. That felt like more of a power move than anything I said.
I might get a bad review or something for that but I’ll take it, because nobody talks to me that way. He treated me like I was a painted marionette doll who existed to look at and perform on demand.
I might have a slight resting b-word face but the fact that I can’t even exist and do my job is infuriating. That’s the kind of shit women have to put up with and I wasn’t having it.