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By Z88 - 21/04/2010 20:29 - South Africa

Today, a customer came into the music shop I work in to look at guitars. After calling the customer "Dude," and "Man," numerous times, they stalked off suddenly. When I asked if everything was okay, they responded with, "I'm female, you asshole!" FML

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By Anonymous - 26/05/2010 18:03 - Canada

Today, I went into a music store to look into getting a new guitar. I picked up one that I was interested in and tried it out quietly. A sales representative approached me and asked me to "stop the noise and leave the guitars for serious customers." I've been playing for almost ten years. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/08/2020 16:54

Today, I was stopped by a customer who told me that I looked like a nice woman. I thanked him for the compliment and pointed out that I was a man. With an obviously male name on my name tag. And visible facial hair. FML

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By be_nj - 29/05/2009 03:51 - United States

Today, at work as a cashier, I had a male customer come up to me and ask me what hours I worked today, like he has done for several weeks now. Immediately after, my manager calls my lane to tell me to watch out for that guy. He has been stalking a co-worker of mine. Apparently, I'm next. FML

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By moreliketurdmart - 03/06/2013 16:48 - United States - Lynnwood

Today, at the supermarket, a guy started yelling at me for staring at his "woman." She frankly looked like someone had carved Mick Jagger's face into a turd. When I told him I have better things to do than ogle random women, he started harassing me for being "a queer." FML

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By DrunkPeopleSuck - 19/07/2019 16:00

Today, a customer at the bar I work at yelled at me for calling her "Ma'am." I asked what she'd prefer, and she gave me her name. When I called her by her name, she yelled at me for not calling her "Ma'am." FML

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By Anonymous - 24/08/2010 05:52 - United States

Today, I was working at my job as a cashier, checking out an elderly woman's groceries. She was very nice, and we chatted for a couple minutes. Once she had paid, she leaned close to me and said, very politely, "I'm so so sorry that I mistook you for a girl at first, young man." I AM a girl. FML

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By secretdeo - 24/08/2009 04:48 - United States

Today, I was at the store buying some feminine products. At the cash register, the clerk said to me "Dude, you know those are for girls right?" I am a 30 year old woman. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/06/2013 09:07 - United States

Today, someone came into the store I work at, laughed at my name on my name-tag, and left without even buying anything. FML

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By toelie - 06/11/2017 22:00

Today, as two of my students walked into my classroom, I said, "Hi, ladies". One of them screamed at me: "Did you just assume my gender?!" FML

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By Bucks9 - 07/05/2009 23:43 - United States

Today, I was shopping in the mall. A cute store worker kept checking me out, so after I picked a few things I went up to her and started flirting. After a few seconds, she cut me off and said, "Actually I was watching you because you look like someone who would shoplift." FML

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Quest_ 13

Thursday 22 April 2010 2:01

Girls can be dudes too. She's silly.

Xrandomkrisx 7

Thursday 22 April 2010 2:03

she just gets upset easily. she probably doesn't like her figure so she is offended easily

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megannn2345 0

Thursday 22 April 2010 3:54

shes probably a dyke??

megannn2345 0

Thursday 22 April 2010 3:56

it mean f.u.c.k the world

OMGitsaTREE 0

Thursday 22 April 2010 3:57

your hardcore

Igor_g5 0

Thursday 22 April 2010 3:57

Seems to me that lately "man" and "dude" are more just generic than an indication of gender and she's just overly sensitive. As floor sales you should probably refrain from calling customers man or dude unless you know them just as a matter of courtesy. I've been seeing too many people bitchin about spelling and grammar and stuff. The site isn't dedicated to the english language.This was not hard to understand.

Omnigeek6 1

Thursday 22 April 2010 3:58

Wait... terms like "dude" or even "guys" don't refer just to men anymore. Not so sure about "man" though. Still, who gets offended by that, especially in a music store.

Spastastic 6

Thursday 22 April 2010 4:13

Once a guy said something to me and I couldn't tell if he had called me "ma'am" or "man". I asked him to clarify, and he had said "man". I was relieved.