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For some reason my right shoulder smells of cheap perfume - think the guy on the market stall must have sprayed me with a “free sample” as I walked by. Unfortunately it has a woody top note, which bothers me because it reminds me of boarding school and the ubiquitous smell of cheap deodorants. So it’s time for express laundry and a bath

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@ghost_bird That should be counted legally as an assault. Some people have allergic reactions, or have neurological or mental health issues triggered. Perfume is not a neutral substance, it can cause serious harm and should not be randomly sprayed on people.

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@WanderingBeekeeper Well yes. Doesn’t seem in character for the perfume stall now I think about it - they’re keen to give out samples but they generally ask what you like first

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I’d say I just stood to close to someone but it’s soaked right through my top and into my bra, which I think would take a pretty solid spritz. Some kind of weird transphobic not-quite-attack maybe? Unlikely to be the perfume stall in that case - they’re generally cool, like all the market traders. Ah well *shrug*

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theoretical transphobia
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@ghost_bird could you imagine
"Haha! Feel misgendered by my dousing you in crummy perfume, pervert!"
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@throatmuppet I can imagine a man feeling uncomfortable, converting that into anger, and getting an impulse to squirt me with aftershave if they had a spray to hand , I think

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@throatmuppet Aggression that manifests as “practical jokes” is definitely a thing

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@ghost_bird I'm not saying it couldn't happen. The inferiority of it is funny to me though
*interiority
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Anyway, laundry and bathing completed and I’ve applied a few spritzes of Lust For the Sun to enhance the sunny day and exorcise any lingering vibes

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@ghost_bird **hug** At least that's now in the past, whether the result of malice or thoughtlessness.

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@porsupah *hug* True. And I needed to wash my hair today anyway, arguably

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