I was helping students organize their binders when I overheard a couple of guys having what I considered to be a questionable conversation.
"I'm not saying you're actually fat," said one to the other, trailing off meaningfully.
"What are you saying, then?" I asked.
"I wasn't talking to you," the student responded, and his disrespect took me a little aback. I was not, however, at a loss for words.
"Well, I was listening to you," I told him, "and I did not like what I was hearing."
He took a breath. I could see by his face he was thinking about his next words. I made eye contact. He turned to the other student. "Sorry," he said.
"I'm not saying you're actually fat," said one to the other, trailing off meaningfully.
"What are you saying, then?" I asked.
"I wasn't talking to you," the student responded, and his disrespect took me a little aback. I was not, however, at a loss for words.
"Well, I was listening to you," I told him, "and I did not like what I was hearing."
He took a breath. I could see by his face he was thinking about his next words. I made eye contact. He turned to the other student. "Sorry," he said.
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