“So I was standing in the aisle looking at all the female products. I was still confused and lost, despite having an exact photo of what I needed to buy, because I didn’t see such a box on any of the shelves.
Then I heard a lady say, “Well, no matter how you dress, you’re still born a woman.”
The woman then rolled her eyes and launched into a rant about the transgender topic, displaying unfriendliness towards anyone who is transgender.
After concluding her speech, the man was utterly shocked by such an attitude.
He recounted,
“I just started laughing to show her that her words cannot be taken seriously by anyone. Her face turned very red. She started screaming, but I just cut her off.”
The man attempted to calm her down, stating, “Listen lady, if I was born a woman, would I be looking so clueless and lost as I am right now?
Is this the first time when you see a man buying tampons for a woman?”
The man handled the situation masterfully.
The man continued his narrative, explaining to the lady that a man buying pads and tampons for his wife is simply being a good husband.
He emphasized that his wife needed tampons, and he was doing her a favor. Holding up his phone, he pointed at the picture and asked her, “Now, do you see this brand on the shelf?”
The woman still didn’t even apologize for being so rude to the man and transgender people in particular. She just backed away, with her eyes big, and her face drained, and walked pretty quickly down the aisle.
“I then finally found the needed box, checked out and made my beloved wife happy,” he recalled.
We believe that the man’s actions were completely normal.
We are thankful to the man for trusting our editorial and sharing his story with us.
In our opinion, the lady’s behavior was entirely inappropriate.
Commenting on someone’s purchases is rude and constitutes an intrusion into their private matters.
Her remarks were out of place and lacked consideration for the personal nature of the situation.
It would have been ideal if the lady had suggested helping the man find the right package instead of shouting and making inappropriate comments about him and transgender people.
We agree that the man handled the situation appropriately.
He remained calm and composed, explaining the situation to the lady in a reasonable manner.
He refrained from responding rudely and didn’t escalate the confrontation by adding his own anger to the situation.
