Mother defends son's right to wear a tutu after being confronted by stranger in park

[Warren DeMontague]

125. Or, maybe the story is for real.

In which case, the guy was being an grade-A asshole.

Having had extensive dealings with the human animal over the years, particularly in jobs working with the public, etc. I have come to the conclusion that the majority of people are fairly neutral, even borderline decent, most of the time. Then there's a sub-section of humanity that goes above and beyond to try and make things better, nicer, more beautiful, or more entertaining for those around them, because that seems to be who they are.

And then there's like, I dunno, 5% of the population that walks around most or all the time in a permanent scowling state of unbridled assholishness. Certainly your authoritarian types fall into this category, and your Trump voter to be sure- but it's a set of personality traits that most absolutely WOULD encompass interjecting oneself into this kind of situation in such a brazenly dickish manner.

Back when my kids were babies and toddlers, I certainly noticed the occasional frowny-faced fucknozzle- invariably, in my experience, a senior citizen- who felt entitled to get way too far into the personal space of my family unit and offer unsolicited advice on things like how atrocious breastfeeding in public is or their belief in the need to spank a 6 month old who wouldn't stop crying in a car seat.

So I find the story believable, myself.