Just today at a bookstore a little girl of about seven came up to me and said she loved my (very bright purple) hair. I smiled and said "thank you" of course, and she ran along. Almost immediately after while I was trying to pay for my books, the woman behind me tapped on my shoulder and started to tell me that I'm likely a bad influence on children like that little girl with me "walking around like that." First off, I was in the middle of a conversation with the clerk and in the middle of a purchase. Second, I was not wearing anything even remotely provocative, just a sweater and jeans. And third, I'm going to school to become a youth councillor... I'm mostly just surprised with the audacity of some people these days getting offended by a little thing such as hair colour, and then announcing it as if I give a shit.

And I suppose to be fair, a story about how I judged someone else: I was on the bus one day when a girl my age and her boyfriend get on and she asks if she can have my seat. Confused, but courteous, I get up and stand by the pole with her boyfriend. There seems to be nothing wrong with her, so I'm silently a bit pissed until I hear her boyfriend say "How are you feeling today, babe?" They talk for a little while with a bunch of medical terms, and she even scratches under her wig. She has cancer, and I'm an asshole.
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People get offended by stupid things these days, and I am also a judgemental bitch like everybody else.
assistant
Just today at a bookstore a little girl of about seven came up to me and said she loved my (very bright purple) hair. I smiled and said "thank you" of course, and she ran along. Almost immediately after while I was trying to pay for my books, the woman behind me tapped on my shoulder and started to tell me that I'm likely a bad influence on children like that little girl with me "walking around like that." First off, I was in the middle of a conversation with the clerk and in the middle of a purchase. Second, I was not wearing anything even remotely provocative, just a sweater and jeans. And third, I'm going to school to become a youth councillor... I'm mostly just surprised with the audacity of some people these days getting offended by a little thing such as hair colour, and then announcing it as if I give a shit.

And I suppose to be fair, a story about how I judged someone else: I was on the bus one day when a girl my age and her boyfriend get on and she asks if she can have my seat. Confused, but courteous, I get up and stand by the pole with her boyfriend. There seems to be nothing wrong with her, so I'm silently a bit pissed until I hear her boyfriend say "How are you feeling today, babe?" They talk for a little while with a bunch of medical terms, and she even scratches under her wig. She has cancer, and I'm an asshole.
user
I have never met a person who has been offended at the slightest thing about their appearance, but I can't tell if I'm just not trying hard enough or if not enough people seem to care about
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