I’m a woman with short hair.. the delta gate agent called me sir and I said “actually it’s ma’am” and smiled at him, and he rudely said “it’s not my fault I couldn’t tell.” I’m shook at how rude he was.. now I’m wondering if I look too manly. I was wearing eye makeup too. What would you do in this situation?

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Take the hit and move on

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Never let a 10-second encounter with a stranger you’ll never see again, define you. In fact, never let anyone else define you. Live your life for yourself, not for the approval of others.

“The mass of men (people) live lives of quiet desperation”, said Thoreau. Don’t be a part of that mass and their mess.

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Post up a pic and we'll let you know if you look like a dude or not

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Im sure you don’t look too manly. Sounds like the agent’s customer service skills were subpar but I don’t think it’s something to dwell on.

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I’m also a lady with short hair. I dress more masc but even before I cut my hair I was called sir enough times in the airport to make it not phase me. I will say, with the mask requirement in an airport it can be kinda hard to determine based on a quick glance at your eyes.

That being said, I might try a Tig Notaro bit where when someone misgenders you, you do it right back to them 🤣

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Hmmm depends on my mood. Sometimes I don’t say anything but if I’m feeling sassy I’ll loudly say “I think you mean miss”. They usually get super embarrassed. Never had a reaction like the one you described. I’d be angry too.

Who’s your short hair celebrity twin? Mine’s Megan Rapinoe circa last summer… minus the pink.

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Complain and get some miles. Then move on and forget about that idiot.

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Sorry dude

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I bet you look amazing - and exactly how you want to be seen, and this jackass was just having a bad day.
That said, if I was very annoyed I’d maybe tweet them about the incident (I receive more responses on public social media forums than when I call in person).

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Hard to know without a picture

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He should have apologized. If you want to make a complaint you can, it's just a question of what's going to help you better resolve this for yourself. And if you're worried about your appearance, ask a friend, but it doesn't mitigate his rudeness, which was in the response, not the original comment.

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That’s surprising aggression from a DL gate agent, unless you were in ATL. I’d expect that from American, though.

You should complain. Delta takes that stuff seriously.

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Guess you really look like a man!

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This is funny af lol should have said “it’s not my fault you haven’t been around women”

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I think short hair is hot. Zoe Kravitz in the new batman 🔥

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I wouldn't do anything, but he sounds like a d*ck

File a complaint. Get terminated lol

Don't worry about how you look because one person was an a**hole. His opinion doesn't matter.

Thanks y’all! If im still pissed about it in the morning I’ll complain. Hits different when it’s a rude ass customer service agent.

Complain and get some free points

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What was the agent's name? If you know it share it on a tweet @delta and they'll follow up. Too many jerks get a free pass.

Reminds me of the beginning of the Month Python Dead Parrot sketch

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