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“Am I The Jerk For Refusing To Wax A Trans Woman Because I Didn’t Want To Touch Male Genitalia?”
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“Am I The Jerk For Refusing To Wax A Trans Woman Because I Didn’t Want To Touch Male Genitalia?”

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Reddit user Tricky-Development89 is a licensed esthetician and she takes great pride in the fact that she’s her own employer—the woman owns a waxing salon.

However, a recent incident has prompted her to question the way she approaches her business.

In an earnest post on the subreddit ‘AITAH,’ the beauty procedure specialist explained that she had to turn down a client because of their body.

The client was a trans woman who, as their conversation revealed, still had male genitalia, and the Redditor wasn’t comfortable with that. She offered to find someone who was, but the person simply walked out and left her feeling uneasy about their interaction.

So Tricky-Development89 told the story online and asked people to help her make sense of the situation.

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This woman has been running her own waxing salon but recently had to turn down an LGBTQ+ customer

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However, she can’t forget their conflict

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Ellie Ahmed
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Look, the fact that the husband keeps being brought into this is cringe. If your husband is threatened by you touching a trans woman's genitals as part of your work, that's an interesting relationship dynamic and one that makes me incredibly grateful for who I married. The woman keeps trying to sell this as not being personal, but then bringing it back to being a personal aversion. If it was purely a professional concern, all she would have needed to say was "I'm not experienced or trained in waxing penises and I'm concerned that could put you at risk so I'm sorry, I don't feel comfortable that I'm the best person to perform this waxing".

Jill Rhodry
Community Member
5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Personal aversion - yep, fine > professional concern - definitely > but I agree the husband thing is weird, no touching a penis but okay to forage around a lesbian's lady parts?

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Donald
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"I'm scared I will hurt your genitals as I'm not qualified to work on male genitalia miss." Jobs done. Leave your personal hang-ups out of it so it doesn't seem like a personal thing, entirely professional.

Hphizzle
Community Member
5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every thing I’ve looked into for laser hair removal was very specific on what they would or wouldn’t do. It’s straightforward and professional.

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Ellie Ahmed
Community Member
5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Look, the fact that the husband keeps being brought into this is cringe. If your husband is threatened by you touching a trans woman's genitals as part of your work, that's an interesting relationship dynamic and one that makes me incredibly grateful for who I married. The woman keeps trying to sell this as not being personal, but then bringing it back to being a personal aversion. If it was purely a professional concern, all she would have needed to say was "I'm not experienced or trained in waxing penises and I'm concerned that could put you at risk so I'm sorry, I don't feel comfortable that I'm the best person to perform this waxing".

Jill Rhodry
Community Member
5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Personal aversion - yep, fine > professional concern - definitely > but I agree the husband thing is weird, no touching a penis but okay to forage around a lesbian's lady parts?

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Donald
Community Member
5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"I'm scared I will hurt your genitals as I'm not qualified to work on male genitalia miss." Jobs done. Leave your personal hang-ups out of it so it doesn't seem like a personal thing, entirely professional.

Hphizzle
Community Member
5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every thing I’ve looked into for laser hair removal was very specific on what they would or wouldn’t do. It’s straightforward and professional.

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