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[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I got called it the other day when I put my hair up in a bun. And earlier that day I had coworkers say “he’s a man!” When I came in with my hair up and they didn’t realize yet that I didn’t cut it. Welcome to SW Virginia

[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Damn, I'm sorry. The fact that people like this are still around is baffling. I moved to Indiana about two years ago, and I've found many folks out here to be pretty backward, but not that good damn backward.

[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It’s fine. I’m looking to move out of here anyways.

[–] Metacortechs@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do it! I left SW Virginia for the Pacific Northwest and it was one of the best things I've ever done for myself. Doubled my salary, with a modest CoL bump.

Had to come back to help take care of a terminally ill parent, and can't wait to leave again when they are gone.

[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I’d love to live in the Pacific Northwest

[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Best of luck to you in that endeavor. It sounds like the people are quite unpleasant in the area.

[–] mitchty@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 month ago

Damn dude I’m just a straight derp metalhead with hair to my ass now (it wasn’t short short pre plague but since I couldn’t get a haircut I decided it’s time for metal hair). Worst I get asked here in mn is how long it took to grow out and the crap I put in it to make it look great and other details like pillows etc… latter normally women asking for info dumps. I do get confused as a woman rarely when people are on autopilot but that’s just amusing at this point and I just give the person a bit of a ribbing for assuming. It’s understandable but makes you realize just how much we bucket people by just off hair alone.

I find it a great shitty people filter though, people that don’t like it tend to not be my kinda chill with like babymetal or we butter the bread with butter silly metal or generally. Good luck on moving sounds like the south is def not for me now if it ever wasn’t.