"That's a big camera for a little girl like you."
Yes, someone actually said that to me today. One of the guys at Stoneline. I was tempted to follow him out to the factory floor and say "That's a big air compressor for a little boy like you," but I thought he might take it the wrong way.
This was the first time I've heard that one, but sadly it probably won't be the last. I guess I ought to be happy about it: I've heard that key to getting good photos in a crowd setting is to look non-threatening. I even read a really funny tongue-in-cheek guide to blending in with advice on how to look like a tourist, an artist, or a photojournalist. If I look like a little girl with a camera that's too big for her, then I guess no one will object to my taking their picture.
No, it's no use. I'm still annoyed.
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he called you a little girl? that's ridiculous.
interestingly, i wonder if he actually felt threatened-- by a woman weilding a sophisticated piece of equipment, maybe? and that comment was his way of trying to "bring you down to size" to make himself feel better.
I don't know .. it's possible, but it really came across like he was just trying to be funny. I didn't sense anything cutting in his tone. In general he's the friendliest to me of everyone there. Not that anyone else is unfriendly, but this guy is the only one who'll stop and chat with me.
it also occurs to me that I've been the only woman working in a furniture factory for six months, and this is the first thing that ever made me feel even slightly uncomfortable. Which is actually pretty good. It's more common for me to be secretly amused at the guys' attempts to stop from swearing in front of me :)