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So I'm at a party talking with some dude then a guy comes up to me and pats me on the head.
I tell him straight up "Don't do that again, that's disrespectful."
And he starts going off about how it isn't - not that he didn't mean anything by it - but that the gesture isn't disrespectful.
I say 'look man, if I say I think it's disrespectful that's all you need to hear, don't pet me on the head like a dog.'
I didn't say it angrily, just matter-of-factly. He keeps persisting so I look to the guy I'm talking to and say "Look, if someone came up and petted you on the head, would you find it disrespectful?" "Yeah, I probably wouldn't like it. But I've been in the marines for 15 years and... bla bla bla."
There was some tension in the air, then the guy who came over suggested the group move to the garage. They did. I got out-alpha'd.
Hindsight:
I think I should have just cut him off casually after a sentence or two stating my point, then directed all my attention at the guy across from me and resumed my conversation at a casual pace.
I'm a lover... Not a fighter... But I would have fuckin head butted that clown. That IS downright disrespectful. I don't give a fuck if someone is a marine or not. I'd smash his face in with my forehead. If he's actually able to stand afterwards... He might kick your ass. But bones repair faster than dignity. Sometimes you gotta make a move.
Or.... Pour some sugar in that goons gas tank so he can walk his ass home like a dog.