Here’s what I’m talking about this morning.
1. Privilege: A woman walked into the coffee shop yesterday morning. She had blonde hair, chunky heels, and a large dog with a bedazzled collar. It wasn’t leashed.
The dog walked up to all of the café guests and eventually settled on a salt-and-pepper guy who wanted to pet it. The owner was completely unaware of what her dog was doing.
This happens all of the time. There are even a few dogs in my building that I have never seen on a leash.
The off-leash approach only seems to work for a certain type of person. (Typically, a young blonde woman.) I tried to carry my leashed Chihuahua into Starbucks once when I first moved to Dallas. And I was promptly greeted by a barista screaming about health code.
I see dogs in that Starbucks often now. Maybe you need a certain type of swagger to pull it off?
2. White people: On a semi-related note, I watched a documentary called White People that you should check out.