2015. június 10., szerda

Gay Day Care Worker Confessions: "He/She"

"The other kids said you look like a girl and call you he/she behind your back."This is what one of my 10-year-olds said to me as soon as I got done clocking in for work.Let me start off by saying this has already been a hard week. Those of you who've been kinda sorta keeping up remember me laying out my grand scheme of ABC TV Drama-level revenge against my boss' husband for being in connection to the disaster that was my previous job. I decided ultimately to let it go and use this time to reflect on where I want to be in life. Lately, I've been watching a lot of news and been keeping up with the Caitlyn Jenner controversy.It's amazing how someone's choice can cause ppl who it has nothing to do with to react and show just how ignorant they are. What's even more amazing is the fact that we are still passing that ignorance down to our children. I do not identify as a transgender female nor have any desire to become a woman. I'm simply androgynous and occasionally wear very feminine outfits OUTSIDE of work. The only thing about me that screams feminine is my long hair (Long hair on a black guy is kinda unusual, especially since it's not weave). Of course, that's also the reason why I'm being called a he/she behind my back."They say you have girl hair and that you're ugly," she continued. "Some of the other teachers started laughing when they said it. You do look like a girl though. Why do you have long hair if you're a boy?"How do you respond to that without losing your job? Because, I simply didn't respond at all for fear of A. Losing my temper, B. Cursing out her parents, and C. Losing my job.How do I address things like this without causing a controversy between the parents, the staff who enabled the name-calling behind my back, and the children? What do you think?

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