the I,A could have just pointed out they were waiting in line first but to go ahead since it is a nice sunny saturday not worth perpetuating with unpleasantness. But the I,As never handle these things correctly which is why they come here afterwards to expectorate the bad taste from their mouths.
Sigh.

People "just point[ing] out" things passive-aggressively is the #1 most annoying thing that happens IN PORTLAND, Colonel.
If I had seen this, I think I would have given it an un-ironic slow-clap.

I'm glad that asshole got "served" before he got served.

Oh yeah? Well I'm telling.

Then you'll see... you'll all see!

(stomp, stomp, stomp, slam)

The line cutter was an asshole. Why bring gender into it?

I was hoping that the post would end with a doggie style nightcap at the end of the night):



*Hey colonel, you wanna buy some likes?

Cool that you got to dog the cute line ambassador of Porltand.

Cutting in line is for assholes, sure - but there usually isn't a "male privaledge" in lines deary, if anything it's the opposite.

Good for you. He was hoping you were a doormat, because there are oh so many of them IN PORTLAND.

OP has serious issues with men. All it was about, in her eyes, was the fact he had a cock.

The last time a similar situation happened to me the bartender asked me what I wanted but I was standing next to a chick that was the tail end of a line that was there when I got there so I told her (bartender) that she was there first.

Which I would have done for anybody regardless of gender.

^thanks for sharing^.

@assisse... What if the author wrote, "Surely you noticed the three DUDES in line at the bar...?"

Would you have penned an equally moronic comment? Why am I even asking? Of course you would've.

^Wilkommen^

> What if the author wrote, "Surely you noticed the three DUDES in line at the bar...?"

You're honestly asking me if OP wrote the complete opposite thing, would my question be the same? Did you eat paint chips as a child?

No wonder you jockey phones for Chase Bank for a living ;/

That line is looking very, very phallic. If the bartender won't make you another appletini, blow your rape whistle.

@Assisse...

You certainly are gifted. I've never conversed with someone who misinterprets and fails to answer direct questions so consistently.

The gender of the line-cutter, in no way shape or form, creates an antithetical situation. It's as if everything you say or write is designed to validate the bullshit from your previous statement. I'm guessing this practice may date as far back as the first words you ever uttered as an infant.

Eating paint chips might make someone crazy, but at least it doesn't make them stupid. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to some rest. I start my Balance Transfer processing training tomorrow at the bank. My supervisor says that I've got Team Leader written all over me.

> I need to some rest. I start my Balance Transfer processing training tomorrow at the bank. My supervisor says that I've got Team Leader written all over me.

lol I love you

All HAIL THE LINE!!! Portlanders love their lines... as much as their cash only bars... maybe when Portland bartenders grow up and are able to handle real customers they won't require a line to handle their simple 2 tall-boy orders one at a time....

Also... cutting in line is not really an expression of male privilege, even if cutting women... unless those women are unattractive, then yes it would possibly factor in. I suspect it is more about general entitlement. Male privilege would have come into play if the gent expected you to stay and flirt with him after you called him out, or thought you were 'cute' for asserting yourself. THAT is male privilege... cutting line is just being an ass. Also, given the demographics of the zip code NE 28th falls into.... maybe not the place to preach about privilege.

I was with her until she decided that someone cutting in line was sexist, that is ridiculous. I am sure that the guy would have cut regardless of the sex of those in front of him. Just because you are a woman does not mean that every single time someone is rude to you that it is a demonstration of their extreme mysogyny, sometimes people are just dicks.

Nice job to the OP for standing her ground. I see these tiny aggressions by men against women all the time and am glad when people point it out and refuse to accept it.

Yes, it sounds like it WAS a sad little expression of male dominance and privilege. Sounds like dude jumped down her throat for daring speak back to him. Would he have been that way to someone ostensibly his size/age/sex/social standing? Someone who might be able to physically dominate him if it escalated? Doesn't sound like it. Misogyny occurs in ways men (and women!) may not see until it's called out. Sometimes it's more than "just being rude", folks.

Anyone who waits in a line at a bar is a dumbass. It's all about finding a clear spot, and having your order simple and ready with your money out in your hand. There's a reason certain bars like the Bye & Bye go as far as to have signs that say "Do not line up at the bar". Standing in a line fucks it up for people trying to walk by (seriously, in most small bars even a line three deep is annoying), makes it difficult for multiple bartenders to serve, and really has no method to its madness (like what about the folks already sitting at the bar? what if I just want a beer when you're ordering six mojitos?). This is a bar, not a carnival ride or a sandwich shop. Allow the bartenders to serve those who have tabs open already, cash in hand, or good tippers, not your prissy "but-I-got-here-first" self.

Signed,

An assertive woman that doesn't blame her lack of understanding of common social practices on misogyny and always gets her drink quickly

^ Sooo... Are you the type of person that sees 3 people in line, then just stands at the bar waving money and scowling at the bartender until you get served? That sounds pretty much like what happened here. Fun.