So this happened today: While standing in line at the convenience store, a young non-binary individual pardons themselves between me and the gentleman in front of me. As they exit the building, the gentleman stares, watching their every move. Once they are out of ear shot, looks at me: Him: *disgusted mocking laugh* "was that a boy or a girl??" Me: *shrugs* "I dont think it matters, nor is it your business." *his laugh shifts from disgusted to awkward as he turns away and carries on with his check out* Me:
oh HELL YES! I'm not familiar with her entire body (of work that is) but I recognize her from the Mad TV "bon qui qui" skits. What a baby doll!
I might have wondered the same thing about an oddity as did the man in front of you. But I wouldn't have thought it proper or necessary to mention it to the stranger behind me. Similarly, had I been you, I probably wouldn't have had the pluck to chastise him so effectively. I probably would have said, "yeah, things are getting weirder all the time". People like that man are troubling and unsettling because you don't know how far down that bigotry path they might go. And do you really want to have an extended conversation with someone like that. I admire your courage.
I have a friend who loves to follow a bit behind me for the amusement of fucking with people who like to stare. I remember somewhere in GA coming home from a anime convention we stopped in a gas station. I had on a really cute loli dress and was having a smoke outside while he went inside to get some things. So the employees and regulars in the place gather at the window to stare and comment and he gets involved. So they are all going along making their comments and he is just nodding his head and going along with things. Finally he tells them all he will pass the message on and goes outside while they all start putting things together in their heads. He comes over to me and tells me they were all talking about me, and I turn to the window and see all of them pretending they were doing something else. So I start laughing and place a kiss on the window for them and flip the back of my dress up to show them my ass as I go back to the car. He used to do similar things in places like walmart where he would follow my wake and talk to the staring people. Then he would call out my name and ask me to come over and say hi. It made walmart shopping much more interesting. I was never overly offended at the staring given most people stare at new things.
I agree with Tererun on this matter. I feel if people want to stare at you, double down - really give them something to stare at!
