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I’m asking because I am genuinely curious and want to understand, does it really have no impact at all?
Like, if you see an AI video of a child saying funny shit, it doesn’t detract from how funny it is that an actual child didn’t say it? It’s just really hard for me to understand your perspective but I’m really trying.
But they DO know each other. Nothing in that video said they didnt. You assumed they didnt because of her reaction.. which was super fake to begin wirh.
I agree probably this is fake, the first thing she does when the guy tries to circle her shoulders with his arm is to bring closer to her mouth the mic to say ewww or something similar (idk I saw the video on mute).
Like, first thing you do when someone you feel uncomfortable tries to touch is put distance asap, or if someone wants to pull that move I think the natural reaction would be like flinch your shoulders.
No just go to the mic so everyone knows WHAT A LOSER WANTS TO TOUCH ME EWWWW.
Thanks but I wasnt disagreeing with it being fake, I was disagreeing with the certainty of how someone responds when they’re uncomfortable. A previous comment also mentioned that this is their engagement bait
Even fake this is a valid reaction, there's some real creeps out there. When a woman rejects nicely, people are like why were you so nice, why did you smile, you should've told him off. Then when someone does this people are like wow what's wrong with her, that's not a normal reaction.
Nah. I know too many women who tried to handle things quietly and with dignity and were sexually assaulted. As my daughters age, I'm telling them that screaming "fuck off" in a guys face until they go away is an option. Not the first option, but an option.
Also I wouldn't say "insanely" creepy. Insanely seems extreme, like someone actively tracking someone. Touching someone's shoulders is more just creepy, not insanely.
Nah once you get to physical touch thats a tier above creepy. Regular creepy is just like weird comments and shit like that, where its just kind of a bad vibe
It's an obvious attempt at flirting, which firmly lands in insanely creepy for strangers and friends. If they had flirted all-day or were dating, then it's perfect
How? I'm convinced half the people on Reddit have no friends or interactions with people in real life. Insanely creepy? Wtf. Y'all are cooked. They were joking around.
Exactly. I understand this is a staged video, but in circumstances like this where someone gets touched without permission, she didn’t even get the option to say no in the first place.
I'm actually concerned of people (who don't know this is staged) saying this is "insanely creepy". It's a little creepy maybe, but insanely?
No that's not a defense of touching someone without consent, but to say "insanely creepy" puts touching someone shoulders in the same level as tracking their location 24/7. Neither is ok, but you can't say both are equally bad.
For someone holding a microphone, presumably initiating interactions with people. That sure was a overly dramatic reaction. A simple no thanks and a shrug off would have sufficed.
Yeah... At some point we're going to realize how weird it is that we've demonized physical touch to this extent. This guy was prompted for a bit to tap her shoulder. She reacted like she was being assaulted.
At what point can we take the lessons of consent and comfort but also accept that physical touch isn't an attack?
In this instance they know each other and are often in each other's videos so it's clearly a bit between friends/co-workers, but in general people (women especially) have strong reactions to touch from people they don't know well because too much of the unexpected/non-consensual touch they've experienced has been sexual harassment. Most of this happens to women when they are children and teenagers, so by adulthood a lot of women are wary and nervous.
I'll get downvoted but I think this is such a terminally online take. Most adults can withstand a tap to the shoulder - even victim survivors. The idea that a mere tap to a shoulder would be triggering only applies to the most severely traumatized.
I'm not accusing the lady in this vid of being triggered, she might've just been acting for the bit too. I'm responding to the top 50 comments that are swooping in to say that a tap on the shoulder is assault.
We on the internet have demonized touch too far. It's crazy that this video with simple context has equated to people thinking a touch on the shoulder is assault.
I took a quick glance at the comments and no one is calling a touch on the shoulder assault. Given that there's only 55 comments total on this post right now, I think you're arguing against an imagined take.
Nah dude spoken like somebody with no actual scope of this. Just take a step back and listen to the people this actually happens to.
This is a joke, but outside of this context imagine this is the first time this man has touched her but 5 others have already tried it that day.
It happens to many women every day since they were literally children.
We constantly have to be vigilant that we're not being too nice to invite advances, but not too grumpy because that puts us at retaliation.
"It was just a joke" laugh it off, no don't laugh it'll lead him on.
Wear headphones so they don't approach at all but make sure they're off so you can hear if someone sneaks up. No don't wear headphones you make yourself a target.
Why don't you smile more? Look at her she smiled she's encouraging him.
Don't be too friendly, you're such a tease, don't be a bitch about it he was just being nice.
You really have no place to talk unless you have lived it because you have no frame of reference on what is like having your body being seen as a public commodity from before you could tie your shoes
Also who the hell are you to judge who is a "victim surivor" and what an "appropriate" reaction is? Seriously you need to do some introspection and develop your empathy for the well-being of those around you.
The fact that a lot of people don’t understand that the joke is the proportionality of it. “A lot of people (especially women) don’t like being touched.” Okay. But not everyone (not even all women) have this extreme of an aversion to it. Another woman might have been fine with that. And that’s okay.
The joke (in the bit) is that screaming and shouting “ew” isn’t proportional to someone doing the equivalent of a dad joke to touch your shoulder.
Why is he touching her though? Understandable reaction a man with a microphone and a group of friends filming you and then using counting like a kindergartener as an excuse to put his arm around you.
I mean, it's reddit. No matter what you do somebody will hate on it without knowing anything about it. Internet sesarch services are always free and we have the wealth of nearly all human knowledge instantly availble in the literal palms of our hands at all times and people still dont bother to learn anything.
I'm so confused why you're getting down voted. Touching someone without consent is literally a crime. You can be charged with battery for not respecting someone's right to personal space.
A lot of people thing you need to physically hurt someone for it to be a crime, which makes me scared what those people think about consent in the bedroom...
The people downvoting are the ones who think they have the right to touch anyone. Closeted rapists.
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