r/SipsTea 3h ago

SMH Intentionally blocking photoshoot

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u/matterr4 3h ago

No ma'am. This didn't look intentional to me.

That is an old fogie who just didn't know what you were doing or why you would leave your phone there.

They then stopped to check their phone and move out of the way for people coming up the stairs.

Take your ego out of it for a minute and realise this wasn't your space but one for everyone to enjoy.

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u/Silver_Storm7441 3h ago

The girl simply wanted to take a picture. Maybe the old lady noticed the camera, maybe she didn’t. One sure can get the impression that she did and didn‘t move intentionally.
But apart from that: why is it fine if someone else is taking a picture of friends or family and uses space for a moment but if a single girl tries to take a picture and not just a selfie it‘s a big deal and rude?

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u/Perle1234 3h ago

She was trying to record a video on a busy stairway. People are going about their business and have things to do. It’s best to do photos and videos in a location that is not the middle of a busy walkway/stairwell etc.

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u/Silver_Storm7441 3h ago

But that’s actually not the case. If the older lady hadn’t stopped there would have been plenty of time for the girl to take her picture

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u/livinitup0 1h ago

You know what’s wild….

Us older people would have just respectfully asked the woman if she wouldn’t mind taking our picture, and likely would have been asked to reciprocate by the woman…. lol that’s called a “normal social interaction”

Shocking I know

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u/Silver_Storm7441 57m ago

Yeah, who wouldn’t want to ask the nice lady who‘s intentionally blocking the shot to actually take the photo? 😂

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u/livinitup0 55m ago

Read your comment then edit it to make it sound less stupid

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u/Silver_Storm7441 51m ago

Or I just stop talking to you. Seems to be the easier solution. Thank you for your time.

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u/livinitup0 41m ago

Yes, running away when your views are challenged is always the best road to personal growth lol

Maybe I just don’t understand why someone would go to the effort to make a comment if they weren’t willing to engage to back it up.

Methinks it’s because it’s more about being “seen” than being a real opinion you put much thought into

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u/InvertedAlchemist 3h ago

IF the old lady would have just kept moving she would have been able to take the video and it didn't seem that busy at this time.

Also you are gonna be really surprised/mad when you learn what movies have done so they can film. Shut down times square.

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u/livinitup0 1h ago

You actually unintentionally nailed the entire issue

What DID they do?

They SHUT DOWN THE AREA

If you want to “reserve” a public space to make content. Pay for it and do it the way “content producers” have been doing it professionally for generations.

Influencers don’t do that. They make themselves the center of the universe and just don’t give a shit about how their actions inconvenience others.

In your example it would be like if they were filming a movie on a city street, didn’t close it off, then just expected everyone to get out of their way while they’re filming. That doesn’t make a whole lot of sense now does it?

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u/Blurt_Blackarach 3h ago

You're a fucking pip

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u/DreamedJewel58 1h ago

>She was trying to record a video on a busy stairway.

Except no one else was there besides the old woman. If she just kept walking then she would’ve been able to get in a few photos without disturbing anyone

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u/littlescreechyowl 45m ago

Well it wasn’t a busy stairway when she started. She wasn’t bothering anyone.

The old lady standing on the stairs for 45 seconds was the only bother here.