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[Fuddyduddy]

My husband and I visited the Sephora in Kohls today. We both were taken aback by an advertisement with several women and a man with a beard dressed like a woman. Words are difficult to come by to describe our disappointment with this visual. I'm not a homophobe and each for himself, but I am tired of this agenda being placed upon us and disappointed that Sephora has taken this posture. People making this choice are free to do so, but they represent a very small percentage of our overall population.

Needless to say, I will not be purchasing products from Sephora any longer. 

[WinglessOne]

@Fuddyduddy  I’m going to assume you’re making a troll thread, based solely on your username and the topic. 🙄 But sure, I’ll play along for a bit: 

How does a bearded man “dressed like a woman” place an “agenda” on you and your husband? Did the ad suddenly make you or your husband want to dress differently? Did it make you want to change your gender identity? Or did it offend you the same way interracial couples or single mothers in ads still offend some people? 

Feel free to shop and not shop wherever you want, of course. Also, recognize that “a very small percentage of [the US’s] overall population” is actually a large number of people: last time I checked (2021 stats), around 5% of young adults (under age 30) identified as transgender, for instance. That’s 16.6 million people in the US, as of the 2021 population count. 🤷‍♀️

[makeupjunkie65]

@WinglessOne ,👏🏼🫶🏻👏🏼🫶🏻👏🏼🫶🏻🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 perfectly worded!!! I wish there was a standing ovation emoji as I would have included it!

[Lila12345678]

@Fuddyduddy 

You say you are not homophobic but you are willing to stop shopping at sephora because you saw a picture of someone that didn’t meet your expectations in terms of gender expression. (That sounds homophobic/transphobic)

I’m happy sephora is a place where there is representation for everyone 🏳️‍🌈