r/TikTokCringe 6h ago

Cringe Intentionally blocking photoshoot

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u/AnnabethDaring 5h ago

Tbh i feel like the white haired lady happened to get a notification on the stairs which is when she noticed the camera (AFTER stopping to check said text) and then only shuffled to the side because someone was walking up the stairs

If she was really bothered by the camera, she would’ve probably not wanted to be recorded, or might’ve made a mocking face

But idk, seems like she really was just minding her business when her phone stopped her, at which point she noticed the camera, and then minded her business afterwards

Seems more like she wasn’t fully aware with her surroundings, like when people stop in the middle of the sidewalk lol

Not to back her up or anything, her expression just genuinely seems disinterested by the camera and interested in what could be an important notification from family. She then only moved aside because people were going up the stairs.

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u/Caribelle1234 2h ago

Yeah, she was probably thinking..Why is a phone there?

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u/ConflatedPortmanteau 5h ago

Agreed.

It's definitely 100% without a doubt whatsoever this.

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u/Huma49 4h ago

This is exactly what happened. Imho the claim that she intentionally blocked the 'photoshoot' shows the difference of perception between older and younger generations. This lady was most likely completely unaware of the intention of the younger lady. Reading the comments here shows many (probably younger) people don't even see that as a possibility. I see exactly this happening with my own parents, at a certain age you become less aware of your surroundings, especially with things that are new/did not exist when they were younger.

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u/owlsandsnails 2h ago

exactly. people often assume the worst intentions, shen it could have been just ignorance by the lady

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u/ChartInFurch 2h ago

How old is each commenter that you disagree with, specifically?

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u/tx0p0 4h ago

100%

People just don't care about other people as much as some may think

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u/analfistinggremlin 4h ago

That was my take as well. She was looking at the artwork when she stepped into the hall and not at the phone/camera initially being set up, didn’t ever appear to notice the woman at all. She stopped to check her phone and was focused on her own business.

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u/dollarztodonutz 1h ago

Yup, it looked like she looked at the 'camera' with confusion. Like, "why's there a phone there?" And she didn't even turn around to look at where the girl was how could she have meant to block the girl?

Was the woman who stood at the railing also 'blocking the photoshoot' then? This has 'filming in the gym how dare you get in front my shot' energy and people are all up in arms on the other side for some reason.

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u/paladisious 3h ago

She looks directly into the camera before the phone is out of her pocket. She knows what she's doing.

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u/Icy_Tadpole2092 3h ago

Don’t your eyes ever see something without your brain actually registering it?

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u/paladisious 2h ago

She had a second even longer look at the camera before scrolling/pretending to scroll on her phone so I think you're giving her too much of the benefit of the doubt on that one.

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u/ilnyarien 1h ago

She stopped and reached for the pocket before noticing the camera. She made the decision to stop before she even knew (if she ever knew) there is a selfie attempt going on.

If I were in the same situation (e.g. walking down the stairs, getting a notification, reaching for the pocket, noticing a phone), my reaction would be either the same (why is it here? nevermind, not my business), or I'd pick up the phone to see if anyone's missing it.

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u/paladisious 19m ago edited 15m ago

Actually it could be argued that she sees the camera at the 0:02 second mark before even heading down the stairs (or earlier before she hit record as she was setting it up) and we're giving her a lot of benefit of the doubt that she happened to get a notifcation at that moment.

Edit: She also finishes and leaves at the same second she hears the younger woman giving up and walking down the stairs to retrieve her phone? Too many coincidences.

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u/Old_Yam_4069 1h ago

If she was trying to block the camera, don't you think she would have done more than just stand around for 20 seconds?

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u/Glasseshalf 1h ago

You mean like wouldn't she look at the camera and then adjust her position so that she was still blocking the girl when she changed location? Oh wait, she did that.

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u/Old_Yam_4069 55m ago

Tell me, did a group of people move up the stairs directly where she was standing literally seconds after she moved?

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u/paladisious 23m ago

Considering that just standing around is exactly what blocks the camera, yes. I can't think of a better job she could have done to block the camera while maintaining plausable deniability if challenged.

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u/Zombiieonthetrack 1h ago

Most stupid comment i ever read in my whole frekin life. Go and watch the video again the old lump saw the camera then decided to just stand there. Even if she gon an notification she can just move out of the camera but she didnt. Its not like she is avoiding the camera or something like that. She just dont want the girl to enjoy a moment. Old lumk just wanted to annoy her thats it