I had long hair in college and worked retail. An older woman I was serving asked why I grew my hair out so long and why I had my ear pierced. She was very sincere and polite, but before I could answer she asked if it was because I was very liberal. I chuckled and said that it was the one time in my life that I could grow my hair really long and that it would surprise her how conservative I was. She laughed and said, “good boy”.
She ended up coming back to me about twice a year and wouldn’t let anyone else help her.
As for Whitt, I have to say I’m not surprised. I wish we would have landed him, and I wonder if ‘roster management’ looked crowded to him. Bummer!