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[potato_head]

So dakfire has been bringing her knitting to school (yes, she's knitting now!). Last week she was knitting during downtime in class and was approached by a guy...the following conversation ensued:

Him: Oh yeah! I heard that you're gay.
Her: ...what?
Him: Well, you know, you're knitting...
Her: ???


We are both still incredibly confused.

SINCE WHEN IS KNITTING CONNECTED TO LESBIANS?!

(I mean, if she's still working on the project that she was last I checked, then she's knitting a scarf for a girl that she likes, but he wouldn't have known that...???)

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[seventhbard]

I think my response would have been: "You're questioning me about my sexual proclivities? You must want to get in my pants then, as I can't think of many other situations in which that behavior would be appropriate or warranted. I'm flattered thanks, but I tend to date people who are a little more polite and sensitive about how they approach me than you, and I'm taken right now, so."

Unless I was caught off guard or having some kind of attack in which case it'd be more like "WOW REALLY? THAT'S SUPER INTERESTING. I HEARD YOU WERE A DOUCHEBAG. YOU KNOW, SINCE YOU'RE OVER HERE BEING ALL PRESUMPTIVE AND JUDGMENTAL AND STUFF."

[potato_head]

Apparently this is only the second time she's heard it (the first was another queer girl wanting to know if she knew people were spreading rumors about her). So she was taken fairly off-guard, even moreso by the fact that apparently the topic had something to do with her knitting.

I'm now amazed by the fact that apparently high schoolers are afraid to confront her about her sexuality (I would assume they've actually grown a sense of tact since I was there, but apparently they are gossiping about it, so...) but she regularly gets 'hey, I heard you were a witch!'

Lesbians are, I think, much less likely to turn you into a toad for being rude to them, so IDK why they feel bolder about the witch thing...