This Texas makeup artist got the shock of her life when a bride flat-out refused to hire her because of her sexual preference.
Now, the makeup artist is going viral with hundreds of people coming to her defense.
This Texas makeup artist got the shock of her life when a bride flat-out refused to hire her because of her sexual preference.
Now, the makeup artist is going viral with hundreds of people coming to her defense.
She's the artist that runs the Makeup & Hair by Kristian business and although it has nothing to do with her makeup skills, Kristian also happens to be gay.
In the post, the name and contact information is redacted and shows that the bride was referred to Kristian by one of her past clients.
At first, the bride simply asks Kristian how much the services will cost and she's told that it will be $115.
The bride goes on and asks Kristian, "are you gay?" to which she replies and says, "yes ma'am I am. I'm sorry, but what does that have to do with your wedding or my services?"
Surprisingly, the makeup artist manages to keep her cool.
She then continues to make it worse by questioning Kristian further and asks, "How can you be a Latina woman and be gay? You do know being gay is a sin correct."
The icing on the steaming hot garbage cake that is this message is the bride's last offering which is, "If you at any chance change your mind about being gay let me know please so I can book you.
"Homophobia is real, and with it being pride month I feel like the comments get worse," she said. "I’m sharing this today to say, please be kind to everyone. if someone doesn’t have the same views as you, opinions, or whatever it may be just respect them. don’t hate them for being different."
Dozens of people have commented on the post and left kind and encouraging words for Kristian.
Yes, Dave!
This sentiment could not be more true. Someone's sexual orientation does not dictate or influence who they are as a person, and it sure doesn't have anything to do with how one does makeup.
She told Allure that the bride did eventually reach out to apologize but still doubled-down and said, "it was her wedding and her choice to choose who she wanted doing makeup and hair and that her beliefs shouldn’t have hurt [her] feelings."
"I wanted to share to bring some light on the subject because it’s from someone they know and love."
"Of course, I have my fair share of awful things still being said to me. I have to brush that aside and focus on the positive."
She said, "I understand where she’s coming from. I just wish she would have been a little nicer about it."
What do you think about what happened to Kristian? Let us know in the comments!