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    [insert standard disclaimer about taking fratching to Fratching here]

    Hubs and I stopped at the dollar store earlier to pick up a couple odds and ends. While we were looking at baby wipes, a lady and her young daughter started looking at the diapers nearby. We struck up a conversation, and it turns out they were looking for diapers that might fit a doll the little girl was carrying.

    We met up again at checkout, where the lady and her daughter were in line behind us. As the cashier bagged our items, the lady behind us struck up the same conversation with her. Cue the cashier going into a discussion about how "little girls shouldn't play with dolls because of all that sexist stuff, you know?"

    We didn't say anything because our daughter does have dolls. But she also has cars, dinosaurs, and even a whoopie cushion. The only limits we put on her toys are for practical reasons (choking hazard, stepping-on-hazard, etc). Some of her toys are hand-me-downs from her older, male cousin but most of them are just because she likes them. We bought her Minion shoes out of the boys' section because she likes them. She has a toy police car because my grandpa is a police officer and she absolutely LOVES him. The whoopie cushion... well, that was originally for Daddy's amusement but once she discovered what it did, we couldn't get it away from her. Knowing these things, we couldn't justify a response to the cashier. We just couldn't.
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    I can. "Mind your own business, bitch!"
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    • #3
      I am reminded of this comic.
      "I don't have to be petty. The Universe does that for me."

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      • #4
        There are girls who love the Three Stooges, and guys who watch My Little Pony. Just like what you like and screw anyone who gives you shit about it.

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        • #5
          Yeah definitely a MYOB moment there. You did the right thing and not say anything

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          • #6
            I consider myself pretty Feminist, and I don't see the point of denying girls dolls if they want them. Is banning stereotypically feminine things the way to combat sexism? Nah. Really, all that does is feed into the mindset that feminine things are inherently inferior, something to be avoided.

            Yeah, that person was way out of line!

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            • #7
              Yeah why get involved into 'Dollar Store Politics' when you got real issues right? Thx for sharing tho!

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              • #8
                I only agree with that when someone tries to force a girl to only play with dolls, and/or refuses to let a little boy have a doll if he wants one. BUT!!! As a cashier I would keep my mouth shut about it!! It's not the cashier's place to lecture customers!
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                • #9
                  This type of conversation is never appropriate to have with a customer, let alone lecture them about it. How unprofessional.
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                  • #10
                    Urg, I hate when people assume everyone else agrees with them and starts sharing their opinion! And an employee should know better for sure, because people can get offended if you say "have a nice morning" if it's 12:01 PM.

                    On a slightly related note, a CW of mine was on her last week of work and she went off on a customer because the customer said that a certain fabric was for boys, so it shouldn't have pink on it. It was science, with beakers and stuff. Oh, I found it. Anyway, she snapped "science is not only for boys!" And the lady got real quiet. No, it wasn't really appropriate, I'm not defending my CW. But it was pretty funny.
                    Replace anger management with stupidity management.

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                    • #11
                      Besides, there are chemical compounds that are pink. Cobalt II, for one.

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                      • #12
                        I like it (the fabric). I've been guilty of giving opinions people might not agree with and I cringe at the memories. Working on that.

                        There's one I'm not sorry for, when I was working at a dollar store, funnily enough. I know I live close to a celebrated football team's city. But I am sick to death of hearing about it because I. do. not. care. about. sports. So when someone asked me which of the team members was next door at the phone store meeting people, I didn't actually know and reveled in telling him that I didn't know who any of those guys were, wasn't into sports, was from a state that cares nothing about football (we don't; we like basketball and baseball as a general rule, though I personally don't pay much attention). I knew it was going to tick them off that I didn't care and that pleased me because again, I'm sick to death of hearing about the team. Not even on my radar; probably wouldn't recognize them if they did come in my store, which I'm sure they have. meh
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                        • #13
                          Quoth notalwaysright View Post
                          the customer said that a certain fabric was for boys, so it shouldn't have pink on it. It was science, with beakers and stuff. Oh, I found it. Anyway, she snapped "science is not only for boys!"
                          Litmus paper would blow the sexist people's minds. Pink and blue have NOTHING to do with girls and boys. The blue indicates the presence of acid by turning pink, and the pink indicates the presence of alkali by turning blue.

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                          I know I live close to a celebrated football team's city. But I am sick to death of hearing about it because I. do. not. care. about. sports.
                          Glad to see I'm not the only person here who has no clue how many touchdowns the Leafs got in the World Series.
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                          • #14
                            Quoth wolfie View Post
                            Glad to see I'm not the only person here who has no clue how many touchdowns the Leafs got in the World Series.
                            Not only that, but they spell it wrong. Reminds me of how Brett pronounces it Farve but it's spelled Favre. He can't even say his own name right!
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                            • #15
                              Quoth Food Lady View Post
                              Not only that, but they spell it wrong. Reminds me of how Brett pronounces it Farve but it's spelled Favre. He can't even say his own name right!
                              You and Wolfie reminded me of this XKCD...

                              https://xkcd.com/1593/

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