Letters to the Editor
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Passive Aggressive in the Pissoir
So, its Pride weekend. The town is swarming with happy GLBTs. One of them has to pee. She goes into a women's room and someone sees her, doesn't grok her gender, and rushes out to the bouncer, snivelling that there's (EEK) a *man* in the *Ladies Room*.
First of all, Miss Complainypants has to be from out of town. Anyone over drinking age in New York has been to McSorley's. Sharing a bathroom with a guy is not scary. Every club in town winds up with some weird gender skew as the night goes on, because people need someplace for a quick bang in the stall with their honey. Deep breaths, honey. Even if you haven't gone to a club or to McSorley's all the women's rooms have stalls. We don't pee in public. Very modest. No man or assumed man is going to see your hoo-hoo. If you see a male face under the door, that's what those New York FM Stilettos are for. Give him a dimple.
But to make an assumption and rush out to complain to the bouncer? That's ludicrous and passive aggressive. If it bothers you to see a masculine looking person in the crapper, just say, "Hi, how's it goin'?" If she's from the U.S. or Canada, she's going to say, "Fine. How are you?" The timbre of her voice will show she's female. If its a male, get the mace out.
Honestly, I think some people need a permit to go to New York.
As for the bouncer, he should be bounced or the restaurant should be blogged out of existence. I'd think if someone was cooperative enough to show ID, she should at least get a comped drink for her trouble.