I believe the inference was that you act all macho because you fear your feminine side. That's my take.Originally Posted by sherri
Point taken but now can I ask a question of you. How would you handle that situation.? Would you ignore it and walk away? Would you stop and glare? Would you take a moment and try and educate the young people?My guess is that the snappy comebacks that sound so good to us rarely have the intended effect, especially the ones that impeach the listener. And honestly, I personally don't believe that's usually the underlying stimulus behind this sort of scenario. I think it's more to do with people fearing what they don't understand, and using derision as a coping mechanism when they encounter what they perceive as aberrant behavior. It's easier than trying to understand.
I, like most here, think of the best lines 20 minutes later. I usually, if I react at all, give the person a head tilt and a smile. Really not changing their minds or attitudes at all but at least I feel better in my mind thinking I have set them back for a second. I am sure that after I walk away there is the "did you see that freak?" When I am not dressed up is when I do my best confrontation. Guess because I present a masculine figure and I feel better equipped to defend myself, hypocritical I know but I admit to that. Of course in those cases I am championing another person I feel is being put down. I am Lancelot when I should be Joan d'Arc.
But I would like to know how, if not through a witty come back, others would respond. (mods feel free to make this a new thread if you think I have gone off subject)
