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Let's face it, as humans we judge. It's in our nature. I do it, I'll admit – I'm guilty when I see a grown man riding a scooter to work. Or when tourists go for an 'authentic' London dinner at an Angus Steakhouse. And especially when I see a woman working out in tight gym leggings without displaying an almost pornographic display of camel toe. Although that last one is probably more jealously than judgement.
But I was horrified to see so many tweets from women who had faced looks of judgement as they lined up at vaccination centres. Some have even posted about facing tuts of disapproval and questions like 'are you sure this is safe?' from other people in the queue. One friend told me she even had a taxi driver tell her he'd be 'praying for the safety' of her baby when she told him she'd just been for her first jab. So naturally, I felt nervous going in for my vaccine.
EXCLUSIVE TO OK! VIP CLUB One mate told me she'd even faced judgement for her coffee order, when the barista asked if she'd rather switch to decaf. And I've also seen a thread on Twitter about women facing similar experiences in cafes, with staff and even people in the queue questioning whether they should be drinking coffee in their 'condition'. Ugh.