Can't BELIEVE this guy said this about a size 8 / Medium!
I work at a high-end athletic clothing store that caters to size 2-12. Most of the girls I work with are in the size 4-8 category, or Extra Small, Small, or Medium.
Yesterday a man came in the store, looking for an outfit for his girlfriend. He was talking to one of my co-workers, who happens to be a size 8. The man was trying to decide what size to get his girlfriend, so my co-worker said "Is she anything like me?" to which he answered "No, she's smaller". Then she said to him "Well a 4 here is an Extra Small, a 6 here is a size Small, and an 8 is..." and before she could finish he cut her off with "Divorced". He said it in a completely serious tone and did not laugh. CAN YOU BELIEVE THE NERVE OF HIM? :mad:
It got me thinking... If I were her what would I have done or said to him? In hindsight she said she wished she had said "Our company is all about encouraging people to live a happy, healthy life. Your comment is disrespectful towards women. A size 8 is a perfectly healthy size and I am very offended by your comment. You can either apologize to me as a size 8 woman, or leave my store immediately."
Yesterday a man came in the store, looking for an outfit for his girlfriend. He was talking to one of my co-workers, who happens to be a size 8. The man was trying to decide what size to get his girlfriend, so my co-worker said "Is she anything like me?" to which he answered "No, she's smaller". Then she said to him "Well a 4 here is an Extra Small, a 6 here is a size Small, and an 8 is..." and before she could finish he cut her off with "Divorced". He said it in a completely serious tone and did not laugh. CAN YOU BELIEVE THE NERVE OF HIM? :mad:
It got me thinking... If I were her what would I have done or said to him? In hindsight she said she wished she had said "Our company is all about encouraging people to live a happy, healthy life. Your comment is disrespectful towards women. A size 8 is a perfectly healthy size and I am very offended by your comment. You can either apologize to me as a size 8 woman, or leave my store immediately."
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what does that mean? I guess I missed the point. Divorced?
Oh. OK. slow today, ha.0 -
Haha are you being serious :laugh:0
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What a tool.0
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What a jerk. Shows how disposable marriage is today though.0
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What a jerk. Shows how disposable marriage is today though.
And shows people's unrealistic expectations in today's society!0 -
What a jerk. Shows how disposable marriage is today though.
And shows people's unrealistic expectations in today's society!
Yep, this one example shows the downfall of society.0 -
I thought it was kind of funny.0
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Uh..... I laughed, too.0
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my goal is to reach a size 8. I am 6 sizes from that. I would be offended also.0
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What he lacks in manners he makes up for in wit.0
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It was at least quick-witted?
I had an ex tell me once that I was "only allowed to gain weight 2 or 3 times in our 'life together'" (referring to when I popped out his kids). Needless to say, that relationship didn't last.
I was, and still am, out of his league looks-wise. He still calls to ask "how I'm doing". Douche-canoe.0 -
Rude thing to say, but I feel more sorry for his wife than your coworker, to be honest.0
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I thought it was pretty funny. But then again, I'm not out looking to be offended.0
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I would have asked him if he found Marilyn Monroe attractive.
She was a 10, by the way.
And did anyone care if she could act? No. All they cared about was whether she was in focus.0 -
What a jerk. Shows how disposable marriage is today though.
And shows people's unrealistic expectations in today's society!
Yep, this one example shows the downfall of society.
She said "unrealistic expectations" not "downfall" of todays society.0 -
It got me thinking... If I were her what would I have done or said to him? In hindsight she said she wished she had said "Our company is all about encouraging people to live a happy, healthy life. Your comment is disrespectful towards women. A size 8 is a perfectly healthy size and I am very offended by your comment. You can either apologize to me as a size 8 woman, or leave my store immediately."
Yeah, your friend probably shouldn't work in customer service without having thicker skin.0 -
Thing is, he said it about his own GF & not the woman in the store. He would have no need to apologize to her because e was not speaking about her at all.0
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Sounds like a guy who needs a girl on the smaller side so some part of his anatomy or another will potentially look big in comparison.0
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Lots of people have issues.
I have always thought men who obsess over a woman's weight have serious issues themselves. A close friend of mine has an ex who used to limit her food and obsess over her looks, and she was a size two, but it turned out he was gay... And the way he treated her was a way of coping with not being able to be himself. They got divorced and they are both a lot happier and a lot better off.0 -
Nope, because he made a point of saying it to a sales clerk when it wasn't relevant.Because guys that prefer petite women have small penises. Got it.0 -
I would have asked him if he found Marilyn Monroe attractive.
She was a 10, by the way.
And did anyone care if she could act? No. All they cared about was whether she was in focus.
She was a 14 in her time. btw; I inherited several spectacular designer cocktail dresses from her time; they are all labeled size 10 or 12, and they are all too small for me, a TODAY'S size 4.0 -
Sounds like a guy who needs a girl on the smaller side so some part of his anatomy or another will potentially look big in comparison.
Because guys that prefer petite women have small penises. Got it.
She was talking about his HANDS. Geez louise.. you know how sensitive guys are about their hands!0 -
Nope, because he made a point of saying it to a sales clerk when it wasn't relevant.Because guys that prefer petite women have small penises. Got it.
So making a joke means you have a small penis? I must have an inny by now.0 -
Sounds like a guy who needs a girl on the smaller side so some part of his anatomy or another will potentially look big in comparison.
Because guys that prefer petite women have small penises. Got it.
She was talking about his HANDS. Geez louise.. you know how sensitive guys are about their hands!
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I find it kind of funny the things people get offended over and how a relationship is immediately based on a funny -- yes, it was funny -- comment made by some stranger in a store.0
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Hey, I was a size 8 pretty recently. I would have laughed.0
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Wow what an over exaggeration.
I literally wrote something out and then I deleted it because you're one of THOSE females.
:smokin: Chill out doll.0 -
Hey, I was a size 8 pretty recently. I would have laughed.
Your lack of being offended is disturbing.0 -
It got me thinking... If I were her what would I have done or said to him? In hindsight she said she wished she had said "Our company is all about encouraging people to live a happy, healthy life. Your comment is disrespectful towards women. A size 8 is a perfectly healthy size and I am very offended by your comment. You can either apologize to me as a size 8 woman, or leave my store immediately."
Yeah, your friend probably shouldn't work in customer service without having thicker skin.
Customer service does not equal turning a blind eye to disrespectful *kitten*.0 -
I thought it was pretty funny. But then again, I'm not out looking to be offended.
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