« You don’t get to cut in line because you are filming and you’re a social media influencer, » one commenter wrote.
Members of a popular internet forum were quick to defend one gym goer for their « petty » response to a woman’s request to stop working out so she could film a video. In a viral Reddit thread published in r/AmITheA**hole, Redditor u/Striking-Stick-2355 (otherwise referred to as the original poster, or OP) said they were mid-squat when a woman tapped on their shoulder and asked them to halt their exercise because she wanted to film in their exact location. Titled, « [Am I the a**hole] for not stopping my work-out for someone to make a video? » the post has received nearly 10,000 votes and 1,000 comments in the last nine hours. Beginning with the explanation that « many folks want to record their exercises to post on social media », the original poster said gym-goers are free to film themselves but assured that they go to the gym to « train and go home. »
However, during a recent workout, the original poster said they were confronted by another gym-goer who issued a pretentious request.
« I suddenly felt a tap on my shoulder mid-squat, and only then I noticed a woman with a very annoyed expression », OP wrote. « She barely allowed me to finish the movement to start talking, which was muffled due to [my] headphones. »
« Long story short, she was annoyed because I was training in the smith machine, as she wanted to record herself doing regular squats », OP continued. « She said the best spot was in front of that smith machine.
