New Delhi: A woman shared a video of confronting a man who was filming her without consent. Sharing the clip on Instagram, the woman said that the incident happened a few years ago. She stated that she was sharing the incident now to raise awareness.
The video was shared on Instagram by a woman named Gabby Mostamand. The US woman was travelling on a train when the incident occurred. A man seated on the row adjacent to hers was spotted taking her pictures without consent. After it repeatedly happened for an hour, the woman finally gathered the courage and got up from her seat to confront the man.
US woman confronts man who filmed without consent; watch viral video here!
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“Excuse me, do you have a problem? Because you keep taking pictures of me and it’s making me very uncomfortable,” said the woman to the man. The man responded, “I am sorry if you feel that way.” However, Mostamand did not walk away. She insisted that he stop taking filming her. “You need to stop that,” said the woman.
Captioning the video, the woman wrote, “Only sharing because I think it’s an important issue, and people don’t understand how much stuff like this happens. People call women “rude” for standing up for themselves and having their guard up… but there’s a reason we have to. This is the reality of our world and you have to look out for yourself.”
Recollecting her emotions at the time, the woman said, ” I was shaking and on the verge of tears, until I went back to my seat and completely broke down. I was so embarrassed about the whole situation, even though I shouldn’t have been. The people around me on the train were very supportive and comforted me.” She concluded the caption by asking women to fearlessly stand up for themselves.
Netizens shared their experiences. One wrote, “And that’s when you snatch his phone and delete the pictures yourself. As soon as he makes it seem like a you problem by saying, ‘I’m sorry you feel that way.’ Immediately no.”