Don’t film people without permission
A woman in Tennessee said she got another gym member banned after the girl allegedly filmed her boyfriend while he was working out.
The woman shared a video explaining that she came across a TikTok posted by a girl who had been filmed at the same gym she attends. The video’s caption read, “Just go find your man at the gym.” According to the woman, the TikTok featured about 13 men who were filmed from a distance while working out, and she alleged they were filmed without their knowledge or consent.
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After describing the video, the woman revealed that one of the men shown was her boyfriend. “One of those men just happened to be my boyfriend,” she said. She then explained how she responded after seeing the post. “Well, guess what? I’m crazy and I have power,” she said. According to the woman, she reported the incident to the gym, and the result was that the girl’s membership was canceled and she was banned from all of the gym’s locations.
The woman said she believed the other gym member’s actions were inappropriate. She argued that the same standards should apply regardless of gender. “My thing is, why would we be holding men accountable as women for being creeps but then not follow the exact same thing?” she asked. She added that if she had been in the girl’s position, she would have considered that some of the men might have girlfriends. According to her, the most reasonable assumption would be that they did not want to be filmed by a stranger while working out in what she described as their safe space.
“I don’t play that. We’re not gonna showcase my boyfriend like that,” she said. She then addressed the girl directly in case she saw the video. “Now look at you. Gymless. Now you gotta go find a whole new gym. Gotta pay new gym membership fees. What a shame,” she said before ending the video. In a later comment, the woman added that her boyfriend was even more upset than she was after learning he had allegedly been filmed without his consent.
Viewers Side With Tennessee Woman After Getting Girl Banned
The video sparked reactions online. Many viewers supported the Tennessee woman’s response after learning that her boyfriend had allegedly been filmed without his permission. Some argued that the other gym members’ actions crossed a line. “Actually, I think you’re under reacting,” one person told the woman. Another commenter said, “Why stop at just your gym? I say show it to all the gyms in your area and get her blacklisted everywhere.”
Several people also criticized the girl who filmed the men. They said they believed people should not be recorded without their consent. “Aside from the fact that it was somebody that was in a relationship, can we just normalize not videoing people without their consent? Like, it’s weird, truly,” one person wrote. Another commenter added, “The idea of being recorded by people for social media or on their Meta glasses actually gives me anxiety and makes me not want to do things sometimes.”
The video sparked a conversation about recording strangers in public. This is particularly in places like gyms, where many people expect a degree of privacy. It also led to discussions about the consequences of filming others without their consent. These could be both social and due to a business’s policies if it violates its rules.
