Yep. I went to Walgreens the other day and an employee I encountered confused me and caused a severe case of heebie jeebies (and that takes a lot with me.) Black dude, dressed in fairly normal men’s clothes (black pants and button down shirt,) full beard, average hair and... fake huge eyelashes, bright purple lipstick, blue eyeshadow, bright blush, flashy earrings. Super effeminate sounding voice and extremely nice to me. I just.. idk how to deal with it. I was polite, didn’t show any kind of reaction. I usually know when someone is trying deliberately to shock me and so I play their game to see how long it will last. Anyway, got the eff out of there as quick as possible.

I think it was in the words of comedian John Mulaney who I USED to like who said “is this what they think women look like? Bold and Brassy?”

What was the point though? Does that make me want to go back to that Walgreens? Hellllll to the heck no. Probably never again. What’s their motive, besides offending the average straight man, woman and child? Why is their interpretation of the opposite sex so cartoonishly badly exaggerated? Ugh.

Yep. I went to Walgreens the other day and an employee I encountered confused me and caused a severe case of heebie jeebies (and that takes a lot with me.) Black dude, dressed in fairly normal men’s clothes (black pants and button down shirt,) full beard, average hair and... fake huge eyelashes, bright purple lipstick, blue eyeshadow, bright blush, flashy earrings. Super effeminate sounding voice and extremely nice to me. I just.. idk how to deal with it. I was polite. I usually know when someone is trying deliberately to shock me and so I play their game to see how long it will last. Anyway, got the eff out of there as quick as possible.

I think it was in the words of comedian John Mulaney who I USED to like who said “is this what they think women look like? Bold and Brassy?”

What was the point though? Does that make me want to go back to that Walgreens? Hellllll to the heck no. Probably never again. What’s their motive, besides offending the average straight man, woman and child? Why is their interpretation of the opposite sex so cartoonishly badly exaggerated? Ugh.

Yep. I went to Walgreens the other day and an employee I encountered confused me and caused a severe case of heebie jeebies (and that takes a lot with me.) Black dude, dressed in fairly normal men’s clothes (black pants and button down shirt,) full beard, average hair and... fake huge eyelashes, bright purple lipstick, blue eyeshadow, bright blush, flashy earrings. Super effeminate sounding voice and extremely nice to me. I just.. idk how to deal with it. I was polite. I usually know when someone is trying deliberately to shock me and so I play their game to see how long it will last. Anyway, got the eff out of there as quick as possible.

I think it was in the words of comedian Jon Muleney who I USED to like who said “is this what they think women look like? Bold and Brassy?

What was the point though? Does that make me want to go back to Walgreens on the corner of Northdale and Dale Mabry?? Hellllll to the heck no. Probably never again. What’s their motive, besides offending the average straight man, woman and child? Why is their interpretation of the opposite sex so cartoonishly badly exaggerated? Ugh.