Posted on 10/02/2015 8:48:26 AM PDT by rightistight
Amy Roe, writing for the Guardian, "hustled" out of a Starbucks after another woman asked her about physical activity.
According to Roe, she went to a Starbucks after running for 12 miles. Roe explains that she was sweating after the run and was approached by another woman in the coffee shop.
“You look like you just did a class,” the woman said, smiling. “Or swimming?” she added.
Roe responded, “Um, running. I just sweat a lot.”
Ms. Roe then writes that in her ensuing embarrassment, she "took the paper cup of drip coffee and hustled past the condiment bar. Screw the half-and-half; I’d drink it black."
She continues, "Once safely inside my car, I threw off my damp running cap and flipped up the hood of my sweatshirt in embarrassment. I wanted to dive deep into that Lululemon Scuba and never come back up for air."
"I’d been sweat-shamed," Roe concludes. "Sweat-shaming is when someone points out your sweatiness as a way to signal disapproval. Like its counterparts, slut-shaming and fat-shaming, sweat-shaming is aimed mainly at women, who are actually not supposed to sweat at all."
She then writes, "We have been hiding this natural bodily function so long we have no idea how much a “normal” woman sweats – if there is such a thing – much the same way many men have no idea how much make-up it takes to produce “natural” beauty."
This weekend, Roe will not be "sweat-shamed." She writes, "I’ve got another long run this weekend and afterward, I’m going to sit down with my coffee, all sweaty and transgressive."
Roe concludes, "The stigmas surrounding women’s bodies are powerful, but they’re no match for how powerful I feel after running."
Convenience since there is one near every major street corner, every major shopping center, and every airport in the US.
Most of my life I was a cowboy, construction worker, etc - I didn't mind going in public during/after working... But I would go places where such folks are common... Blue collar diners, hamburger stands, and etc...
The fault here is walking into a Starbucks, where pampered pussies rule the day. Go where working folks go, and a little stink ain't nothing new, or remarkable... Except for pig farmers, of course : )
And btw, there ain't nothing better than a working cowgirl... Worn out jeans, sh*tkickers, and leather gloves... sweat glistening wherever her skin shows... It speaks to the quality of the woman - Those clothes don't get worn out any other way... The only thing better is when she changes out to go out on the weekend, dressed to the 9's, just for you... All that steel in such a soft, beautiful package...
Or a country gal sweating in the kitchen, baking up pies and bread, or canning for the winter... Beautiful.
I disagree with the premise of the article, as it is largely the cost of an over-primped citified culture. I've got no problem with a sweating woman - No problem at all: It just means she's real.
Apparently didn’t take ‘Self Esteem 101’ as an elective.
Maybe the woman was just being friendly and striking up conversation?
Or maybe the encounter didn’t happen at all and the author just wants some attention. All the cool people are victims right?
IMO there’s an attitude of superiority among those who work out or run/bike instead of driving places. I work in a fine dining establishment and recently waited on a couple who biked from a neighboring town. While they didn’t smell like sweat, a rather off putting smell of warm body hung around their table. It was enough that I got annoyed every time I had to go to their table.
Good grief. Must others smell you so they can know how morally superior you are for sweating to save the planet? Of all places, one in which others are paying to eat should be a blatantly obvious place to avoid when dripping with sweat.
I wondered if maybe the offender was a friendly American but if that were the case, the author wouldn’t have passed up an opportunity to mention the accent and America-shame.
I doubt it even happened anyway. Author just wants the spotlight.
I usually just hug the person who makes fun of the sweat...
OMG! Liberals never run out of things to be upset over. They are getting close to the bottom of the barrel nowadays though...
...and smokin’!
Try it with a little tequila and lime. Serious.
N-e-u-r-o-t-i-c.
This woman's ego is too fragile for her to go out in public. Maybe the other person was also into fitness and just wanted to strike up a conversation while on line.
I'm not a runner, but I am a cyclist. I frequently walk into convenience stores, delis, Dunkin' Donuts, etc., to pick up some cold water to refill my water bottles. Oftentimes completely drenched. If someone made some innocuous comment, I wouldn't run out of there with my tail between my legs.
These people are what we would call in my old neighborhood, MENTAL.
She’s a liberal hippie / yuppie ugly presstitute ....... shower isn’t in her life is my guess.
Well said.
The narcissism of the liberal female.
If men did this sort of navel-gazing, we’d never hear the end of it.
Looooooon-a-TICK
Who runs 12 miles and says “time for a hot coffee”.
“You look like you just did a class,” the woman said, smiling. “Or swimming?” she added.”
What kind of moron would be shamed or embarrassed by this comment? It’s not like exercise and fitness pursuits are abnormal in Western culture. Exercising, wearing exercise clothes in public, etc. are completely acceptable in any non-formal setting (coffee shop, grocery store, most other stores).
“Lady: Get Over It. Get A Life.”
Sweaty people have rights too. When I work up a good sweat in the hot boiling sun I sweat. Horses sweat, men perspire, and women glow. I sweat all over tables,chairs, floors even sweat on you. That is my right. I feel like a second class citizen when others make snide commemts about my sweat.The fundamental liberties protected by the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause extend to certain personal choices central to individual dignity and autonomy, including intimate choices defining personal identity and beliefs. So there!
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