Re: I tried to buy food at a regular store & people were looking at me like I was cra
Reminds me of my Favorite IFBB Pro frank mcgrath
“I go to the local supermarket every week. It's like a job and I clock in, same day, same time, every time. The people who work there all know me. They're like my co-workers. They all say hello and I nod my head. Even the new girl, the one who asked about the eggs, waves to me now when she sees me… Yeah, I'm a “regular”. Of course, there are people who shop who don't know me. Their reaction to me is always good for a laugh. Shit, some of their expressions are fucking priceless. Take last week for example. The weather's been cold, so I'm wearing my hoodie and sweats. I grabbed one of the carts and started making my way to the four aisles, the ones I know by heart. So I'm approaching the first and as I'm about to turn a corner, this little old lady comes shooting out of nowhere and our carts nearly hit. She looks up and is about to say something, but when she sees me, I see it… That expression I've seen a thousand times before. Loathing. It's happens slow, see--it starts with surprise, then shock, and then loathing. She can't control it. It just happens automatically. She doesn't know me, but I can see the intense dislike on her face. So what are you gonna do? Of course, there is a small minority of people who see past this body, like my girl. Last week, she was telling me about something similar. No, she's not a bodybuilder, but she is a real looker. She gets stares all the time, but it's not disgust or loathing--it's something else. Anyway, she used a word, 'lookism' I think it was… Judging people based on appearances. I know all about this... It's fucking ironic that I'm in a sport where I'm judged by the way I look. These judges scrutinize every detail, every inch, every pose, in a critical way. I submit to this judging, a necessity, ,voluntarily. In the supermarket though, there is also judging, judgment. But it's completely fucking different…”