Saying, “No thank you, I got it,” to the middle-aged white man on the airplane who offered—and began—to take my suitcase out of the overhead compartment for me was a quickly calculated act of resistance.
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I do, too! I help folks with their things even now. But when it comes to touching someone else's belongings, I always ask first. I consider that part of their person. And this man, as lovely as he was in intent, didn't feel getting Caroline's permission was worth it. That's wrong
Hearing and nodding to all of this. And agreeing with all of this & recognizing that 240 characters of a quick Tweet the other day doesn’t begin to grasp the magnitude of life’s many moving parts. I too always offer to help & also always ask before touching things/people.
