I’m chatting with a colleague at Martinez when two heavily drunken men in suits come by, and start hitting on us with a sense of entitlement. For the first time in my life I open my mouth and say:

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“You are twice our age, you are drunk, you are married, and you are wearing moccasins with socks to Cannes Lions. This is sad. Go home.” Felt five times better than going up on that stage.

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I work at an agency that has become very female and for the last 6 months, my team has become 90% female and the clients are the same.

Last night, I was at a bar celebrating the engagement of a couple, and was chatting with the groom's BFF. Two minutes into the conversation (which consisted of small talk, whay do you do, etc.) he jumps in with "So, are you happy with your chest size?" Talk about a snap back to reality that there still so many dummies in the world saying dumb shit and getting away with it. (I didn't know how to respond, so I rolled with it then promptly dismissed myself to get a drink... Not my job to teach every dickhead the lesson they should have learned already, but wish I had been as quick on my feet there as you had been!!)

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AD1, "are you happy with your dick size? You must be cause you're being a huge one right now"

But seriously, I'm pretty sure I would have said at least something along the lines "wow I'm not sure that's appropriate to ask.." I started being polite but very authentic lately at first online dates like that and it's been very empowering + the dudes seem to dig or at least appreciate it. It's certainly been helpful in making some things very clear right off the bat

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