Sexism is alive and well.

[snogged]

I was leaving Kwik Trip today and held the door open for the next person coming in (a white male). He grabbed the door from me and said: "Come on, hunny. You don't need to hold a door for a man."

Ugh. I know chivalry is not dead, but that doesn't excuse sexist behavior.

Comments

[rockstarpeach.livejournal.com]

I hate shit like that.

I went into this Lebanese bakery once - it had been there for years, but this was the first time I went in - and the old man working the cash thought it would be funny to tell me a whole bunch of crude, sexist jokes while I cashed out.

I left without completing my purchase and never went back. It's since gone out of business and I'm a little happy about that.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I'd be a little happy about that too.

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Oh for god's sake. What an idiot he was!


Gabrielle

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I know, right?

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Ugh, that's awful. I hold doors for people all the time. I'm glad I've never run across that kind of a jerk.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you haven't either.

[feliciacraft.livejournal.com]

Ugh, that's so annoying! I used to, briefly, work with a senior guy, who would call me "kiddo" on the phone when we discussed business. I doubt he called any of the junior male coworkers that. Very glad I no longer work with him.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you don't have to work with him either.

[angelskuuipo.livejournal.com]

::rolls eyes::

Sure, dude. Next time I'll just let it hit you instead.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Yeah, pretty much.

[secondmezzanine.livejournal.com]

Barf! How gross. :( And of course on top of everything he had to call you a pet name.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I think that's what irked me most. *sigh*