We have to stop assuming everything is based on a gender or being offended. I can remember plenty of times when I had an admin make the suggestion of "smile" but it was usually as we were dealing with something stupid or stressful and it was a comment meant to ease the tension. I have also been told a few times how much younger I look now that I'm in a different role. Should I also be offended that a man told me I look younger? Or should I have claimed sexual harassment by my female admin when she commented on my magnificent tan after one particularly fun summer when I came back to school in August having spent the entire summer outside? I mean sheesh. Sometimes we just say thank you and move on.
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