Hearing some gossip, apparently the (very unpleasant) partner of a former friend was "very unsure about me" because I had painted fingernails. So, pro-tip: painted fingernails are a very good filter for c*nts
"Sam, why do you, an over-fifty straight cis man, dress so flamboyantly? Why do you have piercings and painted nails?"
"Well, it's fun, and it's never a mistake to look good, but also, it *really* riles a certain type of miserable, uptight man"
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