**A friend gave me a bunch of her old dog stuff she no longer needed. It included a pink collar.
I have a male and a female dog. My male dog’s collar was pretty worn out so I was happy to have a free replacement.
I was out walking them when a stranger on the phone stopped dead in her tracks and asked to pet them. I said of course, they love people.
She asked “what are their names?” I said that’s Tanya and this is Seamus and she kind of did a double take and said “Wait, so… I’m confused this one is Tanya right?” Pointing to my male dog.
I explain, no, that’s Seamus. She says “But… isn’t it a boy dog?” I said yes. She goes “Oh. And you dressed him in pink. How…. progressive.” Like “progressive” was a four letter word.
Then she turned and left, saying into the phone, “Even the dogs in this country don’t have morals anymore.”
Like, really lady? You’re so attached to gender stereotypes that you’re offended by a dog with a pink collar. Wow.**