Trans Influencer Requests a Refund After Being Misgendered at Disney

CONTINO: “Fancy looking. Cool.”
UNKNOWN: “The bottom is from Thailand.”
CONTINO: “Coconut bread from Thailand.”
UNKNOWN: “Yes, sir.”
CONTINO: “Cool. Uh, ma’am.”
UNKNOWN: “Ah, I’m sorry. My bad, sir. And the — the middle one is from India. It’s the papadam with a ginger pear chutney.”
CONTINO: “Okay.”
UNKNOWN: “And the third is from Brazil. It’s a cheese — cheese bread with guava sauce.”
CONTINO: “Thank you. It, like, totally sucks the joy out of this bread tower. Makes me want to immediately, like, leave. ‘Cause I no longer feel, like, safe here. It’s like, oh, my guard now has to be up. I’m not gonna enjoy this bread as much ‘cause my guard is up. We should be able to go places and not have to worry. I don’t think I really want this bread tower, actually. I think I’d rather have the check, if that’s okay.”
UNKNOWN: “Yes, ma’am.”
CONTINO: “I think that’s the training. They’re supposed to say ‘friend’ or just not use gendered language. It’s like a pretty big thing that Disney has done. Nothing was wrong with the bread. I just don’t want it anymore. Just because they apologized doesn’t mean she doesn’t feel sad or offended. Yeah, exactly. Like, have you accidentally hurt someone and said, ‘I’m so sorry, it was an accident?’ Do you expect them to be like, ‘Oh, it was an accident?’ Of course. No problem whatsoever. All of that hurt is now undone.’ That’s not how it works.”
UNKNOWN: “Sorry about what happened.”
CONTINO: “It’s — it’s okay. Um, I’d love to pay for the drink, please.”
UNKNOWN: “No, the drink is on me, too, so — “
CONTINO: “You don’t have to — are you sure?”
UNKNOWN: “You’re good. Yeah.”
CONTINO: “Okay. Thank you very much. I appreciate it.”