People can be so cruel

[NeonCookies]

So i just thought i would share a little story that happened last weekend. Me and a few of my gay/lesbian friends went to an LGBT dance everything was going great and i was having a great time i met a lot of great fun new people some even from Toronto. I met this one transgenders man and i swear that she was the sweetest person i have ever met, anyways me and her went outside to continue talking btw i am referring to him as her for the rest of the story because that is how she wants to be identified anyways. In the middle of me and her talking this guy and girl come over (we happened to be a few blocks down from a country bar) and they just stand there not saying anything so we continued talking, when all of a sudden they started laughing, so i turned around and asked them what was so funny? and their reply was you and that freak i was so shocked that i had no clue what to say, my first reaction was to ignore it and walk away so i said lets go back inside, at this point the guy had made the comment yeah why don't you go back inside with the rest of the dykes and the queers....that comment in itself was not acceptable but then he added although the freak should stay out here because we know that it is not accepted anywhere. Honestly i was so mad and upset that i lost control and ended up punching the guy in the face and i know it was not the safest thing to do but i just couldn't believe what was happening and i did not understand why it was happening...it was not good judgment on my part but at the same time i do not regret doing it thankfully for me just after me hitting the guy the security guard/bouncer/advisor w.e you want to call him came out and luckily the guy just left after seeing him. I just thought i would share this story because it just shows how cruel, close minded, insensitive, jerks can be..there was no reason for this situation to happen we did nothing to in the first place to offend or threaten these two people so why come ruin my night just because you have issues...anyways i should probably go to bed just thought i would write this down so maybe i can get some rest.

Hope all you ECers have a great night and must say thank you for being you

[Beachboi92]

i want to fricken hug you for that punch xD now you can say you beat up a guy and he walked away haha. As for the rest of the story it makes me annoyed that people can act like that. I would have done something drastic like kiss the girl and then ask the guy to join in or try and freak him out so hed leave but thats me xD. I mean it is something you have to deal with and it is even worse with transgender people. You really just gotta learn to ignore it, that kind of person is ignorant and cruel and will never stop being ignorant or cruel, honestly what you did probably completely overshadowed the whole experience for the girl you where with and made her month so think of it that way

[Eleanor Rigby]

That's horrible ! How people could be so mean ? That's something I'll never get.
Punching that guy in the face may have not been your best move, but I totaly understand. This kind of behavior makes me very angry and I probably would have wanted to hit the guy as well.
I hope you and your friend are doing fine.
Take care

[darkestknight]

Wow, that's quite a move! Yeah, some people can be very insensitive and bigoted. I had some of these people in my college as well. Better to be ignoring them anyway.

You can also tell him off, btw. Punching him might be a bit too extreme in some cases.

[fragomatrick]

You have girl balls!
I would have just ignored him and went on!
I am good at ignoring poeple.
Its something that i learnt from the people around me!
I am always ignored!
I am on strong medication, if you are worried!

[Ralivar]

You go girl. Maybe not the best thing to do but well done anyway.

[kv88]

Like everyone else, you go and you have balls! I would of done the same thing too, if I was in the same or similar situation. Although you guys it can be dangerous! But anyways props to you!

well done you!!! im proud of you here. i cant stand low lifes that take pleasure from targeting people that are different from themselves. some might say you didnt do the right thing but i think you did. im sure your new friend will have been proud of you too for standing up for her.

[adam88]

I can't morally support punching him. However, as the only thing in the world that offends me is intolerance, I applaud you. It's called instant Karma.

[malachite]

hey, the jackass derserved it. Good for you.

[NeonCookies]

Thanks everyone he most defiantly did deserve it

[RaeofLite]

You are my new heroine. You may have sore knuckles, but you stood up for yourself and your new friend. I don't know if I would have done the same but I definately would have swore and shouted something at them.

The world is full of insensitive bigoted jerks who don't have an ounce of empathy. I'm glad there are people like you in the world. And I hope you had a fun time other than that incident.

Have you ever thought of working as a bodyguard? If I was ever on a date in a sketchy area I would want someone like you protecting me. I commend you for your actions. Sometimes the only way to get through to morons is being VERY direct.

[Sylver]

Wow! I am so proud of you for standing up like that! I'm not sure how I would have reacted in that situation, but if I didn't do what you did that certainly would have been my fantasy reaction!

Someone mentioned karma - I do hope there is some balance of forces in the universe that takes this guy to task for what he said to you. I cling to the hope that there are far more good people in the world than assholes like him, and my own experiences tend to support that. Unfortunately it doesn't make it any better on those days when you cross paths with a jerk.