My best friend was at the grocery store standing behind these two guys in line, and one of the guys told the other that I was a man. He said, 'If you look closely, you can tell that she is,' and the other guy was like, 'Oh, my God! Now that you mention it, she is a man!'. So I'm denying that I'm a man.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker recounts strangers mistaking her for a man and her reaction to deny it.
- In plain terms
- Strangers thought I was a man, so I denied it.
- What can you take from it?
- People make assumptions based on appearance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle being misidentified?
- What assumptions have others made about you?
Another view
The humor relies on the absurdity of the strangers' confidence.
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