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| - I was with my girlfriend on a Saturday afternoon, just choosing dresses for an upcoming wedding we are to attend this summer. She picked out some great dresses, and we were off to the fitting rooms. Now this is we had the problems.
I walked into the fitting room with her as usual (to help her with zipping them on). I have done this numerous times throughout the day at Macy's and other dept stores without any problems. I was then yelled at by an "employee" who told me that I WAS NOT ALLOWED IN THERE!!!. My girfriend and I felt threatened and instead chose to find another fitting room. We decided not to argue with the "employee"
Then we walked about 100 feet to the right of the juniors department and found a fitting room, and a rather helpful associate helped us in, with no issues whatsoever about me having a penis. We were in the middle of trying on our third dress, (which we found one that we really liked, and fit well too), then another employee came knocking on the door stating that "MEN AREN'T ALLOWED IN THE FITTING ROOMS" and I explained that I was just helping her zip on the dress, and had no intentions other than that. She said she would help her zip on the dress if she needed it. I explained that she did not feel comfortable with anyone else touching her, and seeing her in the fitting room without me being there. That was not satisfactory enough for the employee and I stated that we would would be leaving and no longer be customers of Dillards ever again.
What a shame, as Men are treated differently than woman, and just because I happened to have a penis, then I wasn't allowed. We were planning on making a purchase on a Sunny Sunday afternoon, and some employees just made our day a hell of a lot worse than when we walked in.
I later called the store that afternoon to see if I could speak with a manager, and was given one over the phone. The conversation was about how I was treated, and she stated that they don't' let men even be employed in the Juniors dept. What a sexist policy.
Don't let your 1955 set-in ways hit your ass on your way out of my wallet you sexist, chauvinistic "company"
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