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A colleague and I stepped out of the office today to go get a Starbucks. When we got to the window the baristas had a sign up:
“Today’s Question: Kermit the Frog or Miss Piggy.” My colleague said “Oh, Kermit for sure.” Then she asked me “how about you?”
I said “Miss Piggy, easily.”
The barista scanned our app and handed us our first drink and while she did my colleague asked, “So why Miss Piggy?” I replied, “Because I’m into plus size women.” The barista perked up; she was herself a plus size woman. I didn’t look directly at her when I said this, in fact I actually didn’t notice her until I did. I wasn’t driving so I wasn’t close to the window. Also she was wearing a safety mask so I couldn’t read her reaction.
As we pulled away I said I hoped she didn’t take offense. Miss Piggy is adorable and humorous but I wasn’t sure how a plus size woman would feel having someone associate her general body type with the name/word “piggy.”
My colleague said she didn’t think she would be offended, it’s just a silly question the Starbucks staff put up, and my reason is my reason. Plus I’ve been served by this person before and I’m always very nice to her (I’m nice to everyone who works there) so I do hope she wasn’t offended.
A colleague and I stepped out of the office today to go get a Starbucks. When we got to the window the baristas had a sign up:
“Today’s Question: Kermit the Frog or Miss Piggy.” My colleague said “Oh, Kermit for sure.” Then she asked me “how about you?”
I said “Miss Piggy, easily.”
The barista scanned our app and handed us our first drink and while she did my colleague asked, “So why Miss Piggy?” I replied, “Because I’m into plus size women.” The barista perked up; she was herself a plus size woman. I didn’t look directly at her when I said this, in fact I actually didn’t notice her until I did. I wasn’t driving so I wasn’t close to the window. Also she was wearing a safety mask so I couldn’t read her reaction.
As we pulled away I said I hoped she didn’t take offense. Miss Piggy is adorable and humorous but I wasn’t sure how a plus size woman would feel having someone associate her general body type with the name/word “piggy.”
My colleague said she didn’t think she would be offended, it’s just a silly question the Starbucks staff put up, and my reason is my reason. Plus I’ve been served by this person before and I’m always very nice to her (I’m nice to everyone who works there) so I do hope she wasn’t offended.
