Day Two Hundred and Thirty: No Shame

I’m having one of those I-don’t-give-a-shit days.

Apparently this bothers some people.

Feeling a little under the weather this morning, when I came into work the first thing I did was stream a Justin Timberlake Pandora station over my radio while I opened. I then danced around my shop, shamelessly. I got a few stares from people passing by, but they probably slept well last night so what the hell do they know.

When I finished my JT fest (because who doesn’t love his smooth crooning and curly hair?) I changed to Taylor Swift because she never cusses and she’s safe to play in a family establishment. I happen to be a huge fan of her music. She just gets me. I happen to be a firm supporter of T-Swift and her awesome breakup ballads.

Anyway, I had my Ipod playing the entirety of her Speak Now album when a couple of guys came in. There was nothing unusual or upsetting about them until after they ordered when one of them turned to me and said “Do you actually like this shit?”

I had a brief moment when I thought he was talking about my ice cream before I realized he meant my music. So I just replied with “Yes.”

“It’s stupid.”

“It makes me happy.”

“That’s stupid.”

“No it’s not. But I think you might be.”

He and his buddy got all uppity, as though the type of music playing in an ice cream shop during lunch was the greatest travesty in their day and left. But all I could think was that he called what made me happy stupid.

I know a lot of people think Taylor Swift or Justin Timberlake or about twenty of the other types of music are stupid. That’s fine. Everyone is entitled to their own damn opinion (even if you’re wrong.) But if someone tells you that it makes them happy, don’t tell them that it’s dumb. You make it sound like they have no right to be happy unless they agree with your opinions. You don’t get to decide what makes people happy and whether or not that’s right.

I think all those opponents of marriage equality should remember this.

Challenge to my Readers:

If you can’t say something nice, keep your mouth shut and get the hell out of my shop.