Linda Riley

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foxy99 said:
So I have a question. Linda recently posted that she was “misgendered” several times a few days ago at a dinner and outed the restaurant for doing so. I don’t want to come across as GC, I’m genuinely unsure because I feel like this would be such a tricky topic to broach!

If you saw someone that is a woman but is ‘male presenting’ (in terms of how they dress, mannerisms etc.) I can see from the waiters/waitresses’ perspective that they’d use ‘sir’ or male terms to address Linda (without knowing her name etc.) But Linda was really upset by this and I totally understand why, particularly as she didn’t receive an apology.

However, as an ignorant cishet person, how on earth would they know how to best address Linda in that situation so’s not to cause any offence/harm? From my POV, it sounds like they were trying to do the right and respectful thing by respecting the way Linda presented herself but just got it wrong on this occasion. Not sure if it warranted ‘outing’ the restaurant (but perhaps with corrections and a lack of subsequent apology, it did?). Or was it a bit of an OTT reaction from Linda? V. happy to be educated here but this one has made me feel a bit uncomfy!
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Does Linda seriously expect people to believe that is the first time she's ever been misgendered? She's 60 years old. She was being an hole.
 
stunrw said:
But there was faux outrage engagement to be had on the hellsite. Some folk seem to thrive on that…….
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I'll have to do some digging to remember who it was, but someone last year who was a bit of a goady gobshite - one of those campaigners that hasn't realised that being a titanic twit to everyone and everything doesn't actually earn you much support - went on a rant to a restaurant about allegedly being misgendered, and also having a staff member point them to the gents loos not the ladies (or other way round, whatever).

Restaurant replied on hellsite with sympathies, but suggested that they actually didn't have a booking for that date.

hole countered back with "I came with friends and I wont give their name out publically"

Restaurant then pointed out "no, no one had a table that night, we've been closed for 3 weeks for refurbishment"

I MUST MUST MUST find this. Was just after the last lockdown.
 
Sideboard Bob said:
The fact that it happened three times in one evening must have been annoying though.
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Not making excuses but by 3 different staff? If it had been the same one then fair enough youve got a cause for complaint.

Bollocks deep in service i’m sure their focus is on getting stuff out of the kitchen? As usual, a much better way to deal with it; quiet word with the manager rather than a rant on the hellsite to whip up faux outrage at what was probably a genuine mistake
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Livia Fantasy said:
I'll have to do some digging to remember who it was, but someone last year who was a bit of a goady gobshite - one of those campaigners that hasn't realised that being a titanic twit to everyone and everything doesn't actually earn you much support - went on a rant to a restaurant about allegedly being misgendered, and also having a staff member point them to the gents loos not the ladies (or other way round, whatever).

Restaurant replied on hellsite with sympathies, but suggested that they actually didn't have a booking for that date.

hole countered back with "I came with friends and I wont give their name out publically"

Restaurant then pointed out "no, no one had a table that night, we've been closed for 3 weeks for refurbishment"

I MUST MUST MUST find this. Was just after the last lockdown.
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Sell your children/partner/resign from work. Your sole purpose is to find this 😂😂😂😂
 
stunrw said:
Not making excuses but by 3 different staff? If it had been the same one then fair enough youve got a cause for complaint.

Bollocks deep in service i’m sure their focus is on getting stuff out of the kitchen? As usual, a much better way to deal with it; quiet word with the manager rather than a rant on the hellsite to whip up faux outrage at what was probably a genuine mistake
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I have a lot of empathy for the waiters and staff there, I worked in customer facing jobs for years. At the same time, as much as I dislike Riley, I hate the old trope of butch lesbians being mistaken for men. If it happens once you can laugh it off, but repeatedly, it would just be tiring.

On the other hand, I don’t know if it was all one member of staff. It could just be that she was kicking off for the sake of it.
 
Livia Fantasy said:
One good thing about seeing an hole grumble about you on SM or TA is at least you know the hole won't be back. Or if they do, oh no sorry, last table JUST went. (Unless a genuine error that you can correct with a customer service grovel, apology and a comp).
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Thats what all these social media pricks want though. If I make a fuss on the hellsite the SM team will tit themselves and they will be dining on whale foreskin and drinking unicorn piss at the establishments expense.

Unless you are the folk who run the RyanAir twitter account. You leave with nothing there 😂
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Sideboard Bob said:
I have a lot of empathy for the waiters and staff there, I worked in customer facing jobs for years. At the same time, as much as I dislike Riley, I hate the old trope of butch lesbians being mistaken for men. If it happens once you can laugh it off, but repeatedly, it would just be tiring.

On the other hand, I don’t know if it was all one member of staff. It could just be that she was kicking off for the sake of it.
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She says in her tweet it was 3 different members of staff. So I fear making a fuss for the sake of it/wanting a freebee.

 
stunrw said:
Thats what all these social media pricks want though. If I make a fuss on the hellsite the SM team will tit themselves and they will be dining on whale foreskin and drinking unicorn piss at the establishments expense.

Unless you are the folk who run the RyanAir twitter account. You leave with nothing there 😂
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Yeah fair point. Never worked with us 🤣 If they thought it was tit the first time and never mentioned it until you got home, don't bother coming back 🤣
 
It is a calculated talking point to suggest that “misgendering” has become more prevalent recently due to “gender criticals.” And of course, not true.

In fact, in my experience, what has happened is, it is entirely due to the overwhelming and relentless pushing of transgender ideology, that more masculine lesbians (who the person speaking knows full well are female) are often now assumed to prefer a “he” or “they” pronoun.
 
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Sounds thrilling.

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