George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
While he plundered towns, he always said “sir” or “madam.”
But when he said “sir” to a transgender woman while looting her store, he caught hell for it.
The local paper was filled with angry letters to the editor.
Picket lines surrounded the ship.
The captain sent George off to sensitivity training.
Several weeks later, George returned and issued a public apology.
The next time George pillaged that town, he called the transgender woman “madam.”
She smiled and nodded.
Then George bought a purse and looted her store again.