YOU GUYS. I just saw the most wild thing! A man started walking toward the Girl Scouts cookie stand in front of the grocery store and he yelled “my bitches are BACK” and this Girl Scout just yelled “no. Walk away.” AND HE DID.
— Eli McCann (@EliMcCann) March 7, 2020
Eli McCann's Tweet has gone viral, approaching half a million hearts and 50K reTweets. It had sparked a lot of conversations on various forums, in which some wondered what the fuss was about, since it was a short and simple interaction between a young girl and a rude guy. While experiences vary, the scene was remarkable for different reasons, such as:
1. A girl who is about 12 or so knew exactly what to say to assert her right not to be called names, and did it without hesitation, unlike generations of women who were raised to take whatever a man says as a compliment.
2. The guy actually walked away instead of reacting angrily. The expected deferential behavior from a woman (or girl) is often due to fear of an angry or even violent reaction.
3. Many people pointed out that if she were a store employee instead of a Girl Scout, she would have been fired for not putting up with a customer's rudeness.
McCann wrote a blog post about the experience that goes into more detail, including the girl's priceless comment afterward. -via Metafilter
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