A video of a white woman confronting another woman in the gym has sparked online debate.
The viral video posted on TikTok by user Ms_ash_posh_omg shows a middle-aged white woman telling the woman behind the camera she has an issue with her laughter in the gym. The woman recording the video appears to be on a call when she is approached.
“Sweetheart, when you laugh like that, you scared—you made me jump out of my skin,” said the middle-aged woman, whom some are now calling Karen.
“I’m so sorry,” the woman behind the camera said. “Are you OK?”
“Yes, you scared the crap out of me,” the other woman said while holding her chest.
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“I can’t hear you because I have my headphones in,” said the woman behind the camera.
The woman recording explains to the white woman that she didn’t notice that she “did anything” and that the room is empty, so there’s an echo, which may have caused her laughter to seem louder.
“I can’t help how I laugh. I am sorry,” the woman behind the camera said. “I didn’t mean anything behind it.”
The white woman then grabs her hat, keys and other belongings and starts to leave the gym.
“I am not complaining about how you laugh or the way you laugh or whatever but have consideration for other people,” the white woman said. “Respect, Honey. You’re in a gym.”
The woman recording then follows the other woman as she walks outside of what appears to be a housing complex.
“Stop because I am going to call the cops on you,” the white woman said.
“You’re very disrespectful, Sweetheart. Very disrespectful, and I am calling the police,” she added.
The video could not be found on TikTok as Aug. 22. News commentator Rashad Richey posted the video on his YouTube channel on Aug. 21 where it has been viewed nearly 200,000 times and garnered over 4,500 comments. Richey said the woman behind the camera is Black. It was also viewed nearly 18,000 times on Reddit and received over 2,000 comments.
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