Post by Skyesthelimit1212 on Jun 2, 2015 7:34:35 GMT -5
This morning I had to leave the gym floor other wise I might have gotten into a verbal fight with an asshole who was spouting that Bruce Jenner and other trans are disgusting. The he should have his metal taken away and he's disgusting and gross for what he's done, and that gay people and trans people in general are disgusting. The two other guys that he was spouting this off two were floored. One of the guys has a niece that came out recently so he wasn't about to hear the shit that came out this guys mouth.
I had to walk away because otherwise the words that would have come out of my mouth would have NOT helped the situation and would have been just as horrible as what this jack-off was saying, but I'm still fuming.
Ugh I hate situations like that. They make me just want to yell, punch the person and cry all the same time. Yet you know it'll do no good. I hate when I feel my anxiety and angry slowly rising in those situations.
Ugh I hate situations like that. They make me just want to yell, punch the person and cry all the same time. Yet you know it'll do no good. I hate when I feel my anxiety and angry slowly rising in those situations.
That's why I had to walk away, I went into the locker room and vented in there to my friend. I one day I didn't have my frigging ear buds for my mp3. Argg
People are stupid and uneducated on issues of gender (for example, he probably had no idea that his niece's sexuality has nothing to do with gender identity). I'm of the dirty look, eye roll and move on school of schooling strangers on gender issues.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
People suck. My battery died today and I couldn't listen to music at the gym. Someone came in and turned on Fox News. I knew from Jon Stewart that it was really dumb, but I don't think I realized HOW VERY DUMB Fox News really is.
Post by secretlyevil on Jun 2, 2015 10:13:40 GMT -5
Just point him out to a gym employee, no reason to even engage with a close-minded hateful person like that. Hopefully someone else overheard it and reported him. Also, if I had been his gym buddy, I wouldn't be any longer.
Just point him out to a gym employee, no reason to even engage with a close-minded hateful person like that. Hopefully someone else overheard it and reported him. Also, if I had been his gym buddy, I wouldn't be any longer.
The gym I use is a small satellite location, no gym employees.
I don't know his name, but if I hear him spouting off again, I get his name and report him.
If you have a non-discrimination clause in your city, I think it can apply to some public places, but I am not a lawyer and many haven't been tested.
I'm not sure, I've never heard of that. He's just a asshole who I'm chalking up to not knowing or wanting to know the truth. He wasn't being threatening, or saying that he'd stop trans people from using the gym, if that was what it was that I would sooooo call the gym about that right then and there.
If you have a non-discrimination clause in your city, I think it can apply to some public places, but I am not a lawyer and many haven't been tested.
I'm not sure, I've never heard of that. He's just a asshole who I'm chalking up to not knowing or wanting to know the truth. He wasn't being threatening, or saying that he'd stop trans people from using the gym, if that was what it was that I would sooooo call the gym about that right then and there.
True, if he wasn't being threatening... but what really could the gym do if he wasn't threatening? Not snarky, just curious.
I'm not sure, I've never heard of that. He's just a asshole who I'm chalking up to not knowing or wanting to know the truth. He wasn't being threatening, or saying that he'd stop trans people from using the gym, if that was what it was that I would sooooo call the gym about that right then and there.
True, if he wasn't being threatening... but what really could the gym do if he wasn't threatening? Not snarky, just curious.
I THINK when you sign the contract it's written in that you will be respectful of the people, and won't say things that could be inferred as hurtful or disrespectful. I think it could be chalked up to hate speech, but that's just an assumption. They could break his contact???
People suck. My battery died today and I couldn't listen to music at the gym. Someone came in and turned on Fox News. I knew from Jon Stewart that it was really dumb, but I don't think I realized HOW VERY DUMB Fox News really is.
It's mind-boggling. I was so happy when my dad stopped watching Faux News Channel. He doesn't even tease me any more about becoming more librul since moving to Washington.
this makes my blood boil. today a local radio show was talking about this and the guy was like "it made me uncomfortable" and I tried multiple times to get through to explain how fucked up that is to spout on the air, but it was always busy :/