Phobias are bad, mmmkay?
zombie_slayer works in the pet department at Wallyworld, where they have these things called bala sharks. Exhibit A: the bala shark.

zombie_slayer: "I must state right now that I have a HUGE fear of sharks. In fact, I'd go so far as to say it's a phobia."

So a customer wants some of these fishies, and zombie_slayer has to get someone else to help them. When zombie_slayer explains why s/he will not get the fishies, the customers think it's funny.
So does degeneratemite:

"I would have thought they simply had NO CLUE what a "bala shark" actually was and I am almost certain I would have thought it was a rather amusing misunderstanding. Fainting isn't funny, but fainting over a small, harmless fish? I wouldn't necessarily call it funny but I would certainly call it silly.

And, sorry, but some phobias are funny. They're defined as being "excessive and unreasonable." Excessive and unreasonable reactions to toast or belly buttons or Bjork or Wednesdays or whatever is funny. And bala sharks aren't even sharks. It's like claiming to have a phobia of horses and flipping out over a My Little Pony."

zombie_slayer does not think it's funny. But phobias amuse justapieceofme, so s/he gets into it with innsmouth_eyes.

But back to the poor opressed Harmonians phobics. evilart points out that bala sharks are not really sharks.

zombie_slayer: "Once again, ANY shark is bad to me. In my eyes, the only GOOD shark is a DEAD shark."

theboleynorchid: "Oh well that's a good view on living beings to have."

daiq: "See - as someone with a phobia - i was sympathetic until this point. Even my severely phobic of snakes mother (she actually passes out and vomits and the works) doesnt think they need to be dead."

lying_solitude: "Unfortunately, that's an extremely sad and unfounded thought pattern."

And there we have it, customers_suck_wank that is not about racism or breastfeeding or thebeergod. Amen.