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<p>Small businesses are struggling to compete with giant corporations like Wal-Mart and Amazon. If you&#39;re not looking to give Jeff Bezos more money to take over the world, shopping local is the right thing to do! Small businesses rely on people leaving positive reviews to help attract new business. Is it wrong to leave a bad review if you had a bad experience at a small business?</p><h2>On a <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/w2wju5/aita_for_leaving_a_bad_review_on_a_small_store/">popular Reddit thread</a> in the Am I the A**hole Subreddit, a woman asks if she was wrong to leave a bad review for a small business after experiencing misogyny from one of the employees.</h2><blockquote> <p>AITA for leaving a bad review on a small store</p> </blockquote><h2>OP and her boyfriend are just trying to celebrate.</h2><blockquote> <p>So my boyfriend and I have a tradition for our anniversary that we each go to a store and separate, and after we buy each other gifts, we exchange them in the car. It&rsquo;s silly and cute. We walked into this new mom &amp; pop anime store (I am a huge anime nerd, and my boyfriend likes video games which they also sell)</p> </blockquote><h2>Those sound like pretty sick tattoos.</h2><blockquote> <p>We separate, and I look at stuff for my boyfriend. A worker walks up to me and starts chatting, then points at my leg. I have a giant tattoo of Kakashi from Naruto on my thigh, among other anime tattoos.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>That&#39;s not a reason to get an anime tattoo, Sir.</h2><blockquote> <p>He asked if I got that for my boyfriend, and I said no, I&rsquo;ve always loved Naruto and then showed him my other tattoos, which included the leaf village symbol, Gaara of the sands gourd, and a piece on my arm of Asuma Sarutobi.</p> </blockquote><h2>Ah yes, because anime can only be understood if you have a penis.</h2><blockquote> <p>He started quizzing me on the lore of the anime and I told him I wouldn&rsquo;t have spent $1000 on tattoos of an anime I didn&rsquo;t know about, and I didn&rsquo;t appreciate him trying to catch me in a &ldquo;Gotcha&rdquo; moment. He told me he didn&rsquo;t believe a girl could ever fully understand the real story of Naruto and the depth behind it (lol)</p> </blockquote><h2>When did the nerds become the bullies?!?!?</h2><blockquote> <p>I told him I didn&rsquo;t need his services and that he could return to the front desk. He told me I was a &ldquo;rude wannabe b*tch&rdquo; and walked into the back, and I continued purchasing my items. I left a review later; TLDR: if you&rsquo;re feminine presenting, enter with caution, one of the employees will call you a b*tch when you don&rsquo;t want to prove your &ldquo;nerd cred&rdquo; to him.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>The review doesn&#39;t feel like it&#39;s the reason sales are down.</h2><blockquote> <p>The owner left a comment on my review asking for an email conversation and asked that I take down my review because people have also started complaining about this employee, and his sales revenue has dropped. I told him I wouldn&rsquo;t, and maybe he shouldn&rsquo;t hire misogynists if he doesn&rsquo;t want bad reviews. My friends tell me I&rsquo;m overreacting.</p> <p>AITA?</p> </blockquote><h2><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/w2wju5/comment/igsn1q5/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web2x&amp;context=3">FunOptimal7980 </a>says:</h2><blockquote> <p>NTA (Not the A**hole). As if Naruto is some grand epic that&#39;s hard to understand. A 12-year-old could understand it.</p> </blockquote><h2><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/w2wju5/comment/igsmnzn/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web2x&amp;context=3">sammasc123</a> says:</h2><blockquote> <p>NTA. You&#39;re not &#39;overreacting&#39;. If the store owner wants to get his revenue back, he can fire the misogynist.</p> <p>You are under no responsibility to put up with men treating you poorly just because you&#39;re female-presenting. Don&#39;t let anyone tell you otherwise.</p> </blockquote><h2><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/w2wju5/comment/igsph2z/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web2x&amp;context=3">dr-sparkle</a> says:</h2><blockquote> <p>NTA. I&#39;d edit my review to add what the owner did, with screenshots.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Sorry that happened to you, OP! Sexist nerds have no business in nerd culture, also if you haven&#39;t seen it you should check out Jujutsu Kaisen.</h2><p><button aria-label="upvote" aria-pressed="false" data-click-id="upvote"></button></p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Woman asks if she was wrong to leave business bad review because of 1 sexist employee.

Small businesses are struggling to compete with giant corporations like Wal-Mart and Amazon. If you&#39;re not looking to give Jeff Bezos more money to take over the world, shopping local is the right thing to do! Small businesses rely on people leaving positive reviews to help attract new business. Is it wrong to leave a bad review if you had a bad experience at a small business?On a popular Reddit thread in the Am I the A**hole Subreddit, a woman asks if she was wrong to leave a bad review for a small business after experiencing misogyny from one of the employees. AITA for leaving a bad review on a small store OP and her boyfriend are just trying to celebrate. So my boyfriend and I have a tradition for our anniversary that we each go to a store and separate, and after we buy each other gifts, we exchange them in the car. It&rsquo;s silly and cute. We walked into this new mom &amp; pop anime store (I am a huge anime nerd, and my boyfriend likes video games which they also sell) Those sound like pretty sick tattoos. We separate, and I look at stuff for my boyfriend. A worker walks up to me and starts chatting, then points at my leg. I have a giant tattoo of Kakashi from Naruto on my thigh, among other anime tattoos. That&#39;s not a reason to get an anime tattoo, Sir. He asked if I got that for my boyfriend, and I said no, I&rsquo;ve always loved Naruto and then showed him my other tattoos, which included the leaf village symbol, Gaara of the sands gourd, and a piece on my arm of Asuma Sarutobi. Ah yes, because anime can only be understood if you have a penis. He started quizzing me on the lore of the anime and I told him I wouldn&rsquo;t have spent $1000 on tattoos of an anime I didn&rsquo;t know about, and I didn&rsquo;t appreciate him trying to catch me in a &ldquo;Gotcha&rdquo; moment. He told me he didn&rsquo;t believe a girl could ever fully understand the real story of Naruto and the depth behind it (lol) When did the nerds become the bullies?!?!? I told him I didn&rsquo;t need his services and that he could return to the front desk. He told me I was a &ldquo;rude wannabe b*tch&rdquo; and walked into the back, and I continued purchasing my items. I left a review later; TLDR: if you&rsquo;re feminine presenting, enter with caution, one of the employees will call you a b*tch when you don&rsquo;t want to prove your &ldquo;nerd cred&rdquo; to him. The review doesn&#39;t feel like it&#39;s the reason sales are down. The owner left a comment on my review asking for an email conversation and asked that I take down my review because people have also started complaining about this employee, and his sales revenue has dropped. I told him I wouldn&rsquo;t, and maybe he shouldn&rsquo;t hire misogynists if he doesn&rsquo;t want bad reviews. My friends tell me I&rsquo;m overreacting. AITA? FunOptimal7980 says: NTA (Not the A**hole). As if Naruto is some grand epic that&#39;s hard to understand. A 12-year-old could understand it. sammasc123 says: NTA. You&#39;re not &#39;overreacting&#39;. If the store owner wants to get his revenue back, he can fire the misogynist. You are under no responsibility to put up with men treating you poorly just because you&#39;re female-presenting. Don&#39;t let anyone tell you otherwise. dr-sparkle says: NTA. I&#39;d edit my review to add what the owner did, with screenshots. Sorry that happened to you, OP! Sexist nerds have no business in nerd culture, also if you haven&#39;t seen it you should check out Jujutsu Kaisen.

Small businesses are struggling to compete with giant corporations like Wal-Mart and Amazon. If you&#39;re not looking to give Jeff Bezos more money to take over the world, shopping local is the right thing to do! Small businesses rely on...