Homophobia and Whole Foods Don't Mix

Imagine my dismay when purchasing my favorite wholesome snacks became a cultural exchange of emphasized masculinity, heterosexism and homophobia.

I was at the check-out counter, when the cashier told a coworker "I was going to get my eyebrow pierced last weekend. But I didn't because it looks gay."

What really bothers me is that we live in America, so clearly this complacent jack-off has the right to uncensored self-expression--but as an employee of a company in the service industry, I am appalled that offensive language is thrown around in front of paying customers.

I let him know how I felt. "Excuse me," I said. "Gay is not a synonym for stupid."

Even though his remark suggested something other than stupidity--it was referring to the cultural disapproval of a male gender performance perceived as somewhat or completely feminine--my response rolled off of my tongue in just that way.

Dip shit.