
Originally Posted by
kittytheflamingo
I can deal with asshole customers doing it, thats never going to change, but a fellow dancer?
One of the girls that I havent talked to before asked me my name, and so I told her, my stage name is ___ but i go by Kitty in real life. She goes, thats not your real name, whats your real name? I try to explain to her that I dont like my birth name and dont like people knowing or using it, and she tries to force the issue- "well my real name is __, whats yours?" ?!?
I'm afraid I got a little snappy, but I did walk away. But the entire rest of my night was ruined. I have worked very hard for a long time to become the person I wanted to be, and I will be legally changing my name to reflect that I am a different person. For now I use Kitty, and my new name will be Katherine.
You would think a fellow dancer, of all people, would be more sensitive about names! She might not have meant to hurt me, but when someone's uncomfortable about something, shouldn't you just let it go?
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