B

I started lifting weights a while ago and overcame my discomfort in places like the weights room which is heavily male-dominated, but many people are really welcoming.

But, at the gym earlier today, I asked a man to leave some plates on a barbell and he was like “you can use this space” and kept unloading them, then left a couple of small plates on and asked “Do you want me to take those off for you?” so I would have been left with an empty bar. I responded with a smile and a “No thanks” and he was like “…Are you sure?” with a look of concern.

So I put the other plates back on and lifted 70kg – repeatedly.

I know I’m smaller than this person, but the assumption that I can’t lift anything than the lightest possible option was wild.