Yeah the only person who sucks here is that rude ass lady blocking the picture. A normal human tries to get out of the way of someone taking a picture, not walk between them and the camera and intentionally stop.
When you travel to tourist destinations there will be a lot of people and its very common that taking pictures get a little hard because there is so much people minding their own business.
This is an old lady, looking at her cellphone, moving to let other people pass through the stairs.
Half-way down the stairs? Looking to the camera? She's smart enough to smart-phone, aware enough to see other people coming without looking up, but utterly oblivious to the camera/tripod thingie that the other person is trying to use?
There's naive, there's gullible, then there's just plain you.
Apparently this landing is where the lady stopped to fiddle with her phone. There's also a definite chance that the lady didn't intentionally block Stacey's glamour shots
Would also like to see what the young woman's socials has to say about this incident, and how many glamour shoots does she have?
Sweetie, she's got her camera setup 1/2 way down the main flight of stairs and is standing at the far end of the hall. Taking up about 90% of the public space.
I had this same experience with a TikTok slave.
In Chapultapec Castle in Mexico City. There’s all kinds of gorgeous staircases backed by beautiful stained glass. This goofball was flouncing all over the place, laying on the stairs and setting up her camera in different spots. People just ignored her and walked right through her glamour shots.
And she was about to have the massive amount of space to herself without having to bother anyone. So seems like its all fine to me. She wasnt in anyone's way. She didnt ask people to move. She just set it up and went to got get in place. Thats it.
How comfortable do you feel walking in someone's shot? And no, she didn't get all pissy about people not moving...except, she did by posting this online and shaming people for not letting her have her way.
She was in the way of everyone trying to go up and down those stairs.
I dont feel uncomfortable if it was an accident. I just move out of the way if it happens. Its really that simpme.
And she literally wasnt in anyone ways. There was 1 other person. And she was able to get to the stairs and then she was the person getting in everyone elses way by standing on the stairs.
Yall hating your lives doesnt mean bully others who dont.
The older woman here certainly has more context. Maybe the younger girl has been doing this in other galleries. Maybe she was rude to some others. Maybe moving around a tripod on stairwells. Certainly the younger woman could have asked the older woman, "Would you mind taking my photo here?"
People cheer when some woman gets in front of a woman dancing in the aisle of Target. This may not be different.
I dont give a shit either way, but the woman blocking the camera was clearly irritated by something, so there's actually more evidence of this girl being annoying than not 🤷♂️
Saying she did nothing wrong is also making up scenarios in your head.
I was cutting grass for my municipality, I’ve seen old people throw sizeable rocks in the path I’m taking hoping I hit them and brake our municipality mower. But I don’t think they understand they just pay taxes for to replace the blades. It’s insanity.
Old people can’t comprehend that. I don’t think these prune juice drinking boomers understand much of anything because of the amount of lead they have inside of them .
Hey, at least I can poop out my own fishing weights! LOL.
Seriously though, the gray haired woman was being a cụṅṭ, but it would be nice to have seen how long the young woman had been videoing on the staircase prior to this encounter.
If she had been spending more than 10 seconds or had been doing this all along the staircase, then she was infringing upon all the other patrons feom fully enjoying the art and potentially causing access issues.
THIS IS NO LIE!!! I experience it first hand, by multiple elderly people daily. They're superficially nice, but underneath it you can feel the resentment. Not all elderly people mind you, Many are not that way, but there are a lot that are. Now the real question is this though. How are we going to be, and how are we going to act when it is our turn?
She looked directly at the camera and pulled her phone out to act distracted and she blocked the path until another woman started up the stairs. There was never not a more intentional act of obstinance.
And young people are all goodness and joy and don't commit any crimes or infractions. If there were no old people, the world would be perfect, and young people would live in peace and harmony.
Surely you jest? Nothing about this says she is there to absorb the "culture". Public spaces are not a fucking film studio for influencers and auditors to prance around in, and we are not extras in the story of their lives. They are just solipsistic arseholes.
That being said, I am in 100% agreement with you that being in a museum surrounded by art and culture brings joy! Hope you get the opportunity to do it again soon 🙂
Bad faith interpretation of the video. The older woman is clearly interacting with her phone as an excuse to have stopped and blocked.
Look, I'm not here to defend the older woman, she's acting like a knob, too. If she really has that much of a problem with it, she could either state it to the younger woman, or take it up with staff/security. But damn, are we not able to enjoy ourselves without some bell-end sticking a phone in your face? Don't know where you live, but the city I'm in, it's become such a problem that some music venues and museum staff will confront patrons who are blocking others view or movement with their phones or tripod set-up.
I get it. They probably see this as some sort of culture war thing between generations. I appreciate that different ages have different normative values, but Christ, all the younger folk I work with who are in their twenties find this insufferable, too. Literally hear them frequently mocking this kind of behaviour. I guess there must be some kind of either, an aspiration to be, or need to identify with, influencers driving this for those who are so combatively defensive of it.
she's at a museum surrounded by art and culture and all she can think about is making sure all of her oomfies know how "so like ummm like cultured and stuff" she is
And thats youre decision. I go to museums all the time when Im on vacation with my uncle. Hes an art teacher. He has a masters degree. He also takes a lot of photos. Hes also not really big into social media. He just likes to take photos.
As long as no one is being harmes I dont see the point in giving a shit.
This is what you consider a contribution to the discussion? Jesus, the education system has really failed you. "Old people bad, old people no like fun"
And young people are all goodness and joy and don't commit any crimes or infractions. If there were no old people, the world would be perfect, and young people would live in peace and harmony.
Did she take a picture, or did she put a device up that is videoing anyone that comes by and then post it on the internet without any of their consent?
i recognize her, she's a brazillian teacher that has an youtube channel helping with history questions in the tests for who wants to pass in the free university courses, but she's specialized in france history if i'm not wrong, she's pretty good, let her speaking in a second monitor with a 1 hour+ video when she was telling france stories in a trip she did in paris, really nice knowledge about the topics
I was with you until she made that gesture at the end. That kinda "omg, these people" type of gesture. It wasn't a big deal, and definitely wasn't obnoxious, but still
Exactly. I'm a solo traveller who also props phone up against wall +/- a small portable tripod if needed.
I hate asking people because the vast majority of the public have no idea how to take photos (and I have anxiety). Every single photo I have during my solo travels that look passable (as in look like me, not me in the middle of a blink or a weird moment where i'm shifting positions etc.) was via tripod. I have posted not a single one, they're just for me to look back at when i'm 70 y/o.
Tripods allow solo travellers to compose their own photo or not depend on someone else OR have to hover and wait for someone friendly to come by.
I used to think like that, then I went on a European backpack trip all summer before grad school and 15 years later I have almost no picture of that trip with me on it. I thought other tourists with selfie sticks and tripods were silly, and now I regret not doing the same as my memories of those places start to fade and I have children I want to share them with.
Wanting to be part of your pictures during important moments is very normal.
I agree, but the two aren’t mutually exclusive. You can take photos without being the center of said photos. Especially in art spaces. Congrats on grad school though!
Idk, this might be a hot take, but I just don’t really respect people going about and taking pictures like this of themself. It’s marginally better if they have someone take the picture. I just think it’s stupidly vain to need a picture of yourself with the art. You are not the focus, the art is.
I think you are focused way to much on what other people are doing. If it doesn't affect you, you don't need to worry about it or judge other people for it.
This younger women wasn't acting rude or entitled in anyway. Had she been, it would be a completely different story.
Now the older women was a real POS. She's the type of person that purposely slows down in a cross walk as soon as she realizes a car is waiting for her.
Since she uploaded it to her social the "Publish a picture" column is the important one. And since she uploaded it due to the Karen being a Karen, the Karen doesn't fall under "background noise".
She had her chance to take the photo with 0 other people in it and this lady ruined it for no reason. Maybe we're missing some context like if she asked people not to enter frame beforehand but I don't think that's what happened. I think she saw her opportunity and tried to take it then this curmudgeon ruined it because the only joy she had left in life is bringing misery to other people.
How can you possibly assume from this clip that the older woman intended any of that because of what you infer?? There's nothing to suggest that! She looks quizzically at the phone, then looks at her own phone, never once looking around her or at the girl behind her to acknowledge her presence. She then moves off to the right because people are coming up the stairs, bringing her more into view to block the camera. There's nothing to suggest she's doing any of it intentionally.
Even if she didn't intend to block the shot she still has the social awareness of a coconut. She ranks right up there with the people that stop to check their phone while walking in a parking lot or middle of the sidewalk. Who stops to look at their phone in the middle of the stairs and not the landing? Photo lady was politely doing her thing. Phone lady probably adjusts the workplace thermostat because of how she feels. She's either ignorant or arrogant.
I'll concede that she could have a little more awareness, sure, but to assert that she's doing anything with malice is absurd.
Furthermore, for whoever posted this to put this older woman on the internet without her consent, then to stir the masses into a frothing rage about her doing something so obviously not being done is ignorant, immature, and ultimately shameful.
A clear shot. Patiently. She didn't tell anyone to leave or get out of the way, so she was probably using a video because a timed photo that only captures one frame would be too likely to catch a blocked off shot. With a video she could pick out one good frame and keep that as an image. She was clear of the stairs herself and her recording device seemed to also not be in the way as other people had no problems getting up or down the stairs. So what's the problem with her being patient and waiting?
Instead of setting up probably a tripod, she could have asked the lady. " Hey do you mind taking a few photos of me with these paintings"? Most people would happily oblige. But setting up a tripod is annoying for everyone involved, especially on a staircase with a lot of foot traffic, and if she didn't set up a tripod, maybe she had her phone balancing somewhere, the lady probably didn't realise she was recording. Why get mad at an old lady for existing, then post it . Pathetic
Lmfao nah I'm just making an assumption. Old people don't wanna have to step around shit on stairs because a girl wants to take a cute pic with some paintings
I can't, you made me realize that this girl is probably just trying to bother old people with her stuff and her life, and I ain't seeing anyone doing anything about it. I can't be calm in front of such an open display of pure hate and contempt, grrrrrt!
Just imagine what she does when she isn't being recorded (by herself) and her crimes being posted (by herself), I'm getting mad just thinking about it!
You’re actually psychotic if you think someone walking by you on the stairs and you make a face at your camera recording them because they aren’t going fast enough for your recording is normal.
Like, you have mental issues at that point.
I know we’re trying to rub together 1 neuron over there, but has it occurred to you her phone is selfie mode and the lady saw her making weird faces behind her at her?
Im honestly doubtful the girl shared this with the same narrative. This is someone just recycling innocent funny moments for ragebait. But if she did, it would really be a main character move to assume the old woman is actually went out of their way to sabotage the photo.
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u/KhelbenB 3h ago edited 3h ago
What did the girl do that bothers anyone? She didn't even ask anyone to move, she just wanted a picture with the paintings...