“He” Has Made A Pronoun-cement

Our restaurant’s name tags have recently been updated to voluntarily include pronouns if we wish to use them. It is the Sunday after church rush and a customer sees my name tag. I am a cisgendered male.

Customer: “I can see you’re a man, you know you’re a man, we don’t need some dumb name tag to confirm that you are a man.”

Me: “I know, but I don’t think it’s dumb. I think it helps to normalize checking what someone’s correct pronouns are instead of assuming.”

Customer: “I just came from church and Jesus didn’t use no pronouns so neither am I!”

Me: “John 18:5. Jesus said “I am He”.”

Customer: “…”

Me: “I go to church too. Now, what’ll it be?”