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[waterspyder]

So I need to figure out another way to respond to asshats on the bus.

This morning I got on the bus and, as it was pretty full, I showed my Priority Seating Pass (which means both my doctor and OC Transpo agree it is difficult for me to remain standing while a bus is in motion), and asked if there was anyone able to give up their seat.

This can be like pulling teeth as there are many high school students involved, but it was a 40-year-old man who said "Why? Because you're fat."

I went off as this is a trigger issue, and I believe he vacated the seat more out of fear at that point than anything at that point.


So, I want to know how other people would handle this situation and preferably turn it into a positive one (i.e. not using the words "bigot" and "asshole" in the process; I've got that system down pat and I want to learn a new one).

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[spiritonparole.livejournal.com]

I'd have told him I hadn't realized the seat was reserved for bigoted, presumptuous assholes with a poor comprehension of physical disability. The one-two punch of truth and wit generally proves effective in situations like these.