Scaring Them Straight Out
(I work at a rather well-known small retail store. I am very open about my sexuality and don’t tend to let other people’s opinions affect me. I am on register; it being a rather slow day I only have one customer in line.)
Customer: “That’s just sick, isn’t it?”
(She is motioning to a newspaper showing a homosexual couple that was the first to marry in our town.)
Me: “Excuse me?”
Customer: “Letting gays just marry and act normal… It’s sick that this is what society as fallen to.”
(At this point I am annoyed but decide to just ignore the comment and continue to ring up her items.)
Customer: “IT’S SICK, ISN’T IT?!”
(She is now yelling her eyes wide as she just stares at me.)
Me: “No, I disagree with you and so would my girlfriend.”
(The customer looks at me shocked before turning to my manager who is near by listening to everything.)
Customer: “Sir, can you ring me out? I don’t want this devil-worshiper touching anymore of my items.”
(I am now about in tears as I just stand there amazed by her ignorance.)
Manager: “No… I’m busy, but let me see if my boyfriend is free.”
(He started looking around before calling some random guy’s name into our otherwise empty store. The customer left without her things, mumbling stuff about Hell. My manager is a straight married man with kids… The world needs more people like him!)
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