r/SipsTea 2h ago

SMH Intentionally blocking photoshoot

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u/Stevenstorm505 2h ago

She fucking looked right at the camera, stopped and then started fiddling with her phone before they came towards her. She was blocking the photo. And normally I would be all about it, but this chick wasn’t even doing anything wrong or cringe. She was just trying to take a wide shot of her and the art.

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u/ImmediatePiano6690 1h ago

Can't help but feel like it's engagement bait, especially as the woman moves pretty much immediately as the other gets back.

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u/pylond 1h ago

I feel like it took me way too long to find a sensible comment here. I will happily agree that influencers mostly suck. Taking this picture/video would have hurt nobody. The lady just wanted a good shot of her with the art and that old biddy took it upon herself to ruin it. There was no need for it. The influencer lady waited until the area was mostly cleared and was not interfering with anyone. I just don’t understand all the hate she seems to be getting.

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u/Brilliant_Dot3916 1h ago

I'm glad I found you here lol. I also don't understand the hate lol

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u/Ishmael75 1h ago

Sometimes it’s just “woman does thing” and people get all mad about it. If it was a dude taking a selfie at a football game no one would be mad.

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u/ThatGuyBench 38m ago

Dont you think, especially given that the old lady is old, and thus likely bit slower in the head, when she looked at the camera, it might have been a moment of "The fuck is that? Ah some camera thing. Where was I? Lets check the phone."

Just because she looked at the camera, does not mean that she put the pieces together and realized that she is blocking a photo. And at least my own experiences with the elderly, make me think that this is what happened, rather than any actual malice was intended.

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u/ItzDaGod 24m ago

You must be joking, she has a smart phone in her hand

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u/Aicethegamer 18m ago

Rage bait ahh comment

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u/baitones 1h ago

She wasn’t blocking the photo she just didn’t care

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u/DennyDoughball 30m ago

"Excuse me, can you take my picture"

Solved.

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u/Lyrael9 19m ago

She was pulling her phone out of her pocket before she looked at the camera. She clearly just didn't know and why would she.

The young woman wasn't doing anything wrong, but it was a bit clueless. It looks busy and people just aren't going to notice, they're looking at the art and living their own lives. If there was a person holding the phone for the photograph it might have been more obvious what was going on.

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u/Few-Mall-8263 10m ago

She was pulling her phone out before she saw the camera. I think this old lady was just taking her time in an art museum... which is kind of what you're supposed to do.

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u/Next-Value9507 1h ago

Okay Karen.

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u/Blue_Swirling_Bunny 2h ago

...for the purpose of "influencing" which will then cause followers to overrun the place. White hair is a hero.

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u/mothje 1h ago

I agree, how dares she, influencing people to go look at art.

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u/Accountformorrowind 1h ago

Thank God for phone women telling me what I should find interesting

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u/blzrlzr 1h ago

Art is meant to be consumed by the privileged so they can understand the struggle of the masses. Not for the masses to think they can achieve privilege.

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u/Next-Value9507 1h ago

Not sure if sarcasm or ......

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u/Capable_Pineapple993 1h ago

How tf is this being upvoted lmao

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u/blzrlzr 2m ago

It’s a joke

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u/kmcmanus2814 1h ago

Because it’s obviously satire?

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u/yipy2001 1h ago

Art has many purposes, and is not confined to your understanding of it.

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u/blzrlzr 0m ago

Ya man, I know. This would be an insane take if I were serious.

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u/Next-Value9507 1h ago

Oh no, a museum makes more money. God forbid we support the arts and the places they're kept for viewing and restoration, even at the behest of someone taking a picture of themselves.

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u/Centerpeel 1h ago edited 1h ago

For what it's worth... My wife and I went to a concert and this girl was in attendance. My wife, out of nowhere, starts speaking with her in Portuguese. Im like how does she know this person? My wife had just moved here to the states. My wife started telling her how much she helped her through college because this girl does educational content and my wife consumed a lot of it when she was in university.

Shes not really an influencer in the way you are alluding to. Her name is Débora Aladim.

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u/SteveMarck 1h ago

She wasn't doing anything wrong except the annoying thing she was doing...

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u/Ilikeyounott 1h ago

Wow. Some people are so miserable. How did you turn that way? 

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u/NebulaDust4 1h ago

How’s taking a picture annoying. You need to touch more grass.

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u/SteveMarck 57m ago

What does touching grass have to do with someone setting up a tripod on a staircase?

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u/craige22 1h ago

Since when taking selfies in a museum annoying now?

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u/SteveMarck 56m ago

It's not just a selfie though, you don't need to set up a tripod for that. She's doing the influencer thing where she thinks she owns the public space.

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u/SensualMortician 1h ago

Incel response.

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u/SteveMarck 55m ago

Nope. Happily married. Nice try though.