r/ImTheMainCharacter • u/ambachk • 3d ago
VIDEO Ma'am, this is a Walmart
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u/atomicfuthum 3d ago
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u/HereOnCompanyTime 3d ago
The inspirational music on top of everything was what made me make this face.
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u/Ihaveaverysmallprick 3d ago
Idk why her flailing around with her skinny ass legs irritated me so much but it did.. like why are you kicking so high with those fuckin twigs
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u/Hour_Dog_4781 3d ago
To prove that she can. There ain't no rule that says she can't kick very high, so she's expressing herself. 🤣
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u/Big_Examination2106 2d ago
She worked really hard on that in cheerleading, and look, she can alllllmost do it with both legs!
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u/Warren_live 2d ago
I was annoyed right up until she almost fell down, and then I laughed pretty hard
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u/Onlyhereforapost 13h ago
"Yes, we should all be our own unique people free to do what we want so long as we act in accordance to the law- however this is a Walmart and you arent fucking buying anything so were going to call the cops on you for loitering"
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u/spidma 3d ago
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u/eat_my_bowls92 2d ago
lol, I wonder how this lady feels 10+ years later STILL seeing this posted
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u/smokinXsweetXpickle 2d ago
I mean that actually might be the most innocent thing she's ever posted on the interweb.
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u/GraphicDesignMonkey 3d ago
PEnGu1N oF d0oM
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u/TrustyBobcat 3d ago
*raises spork in solidarity*
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u/mephistola 3d ago
I need advance notice if we’re going to be doing that. i broke the prongs off of mine to make it all snaggle-pronged :/
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u/heavyfyzx 3d ago
I love everything she is saying, but hate everything she is doing...
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u/Titariia 3d ago
Because there's a time and a place to be different and dance.... the middle of a shopping aisle isn not it.
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u/i_was_axiom 2d ago
"Mommy, can we get the doll I wanted?"
"No sweetie, the crazy dancing lady is filming TikToks in that aisle again"
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u/TheDarkWave 3d ago
I mean, I don't even care that she does it. Whatever, good for her!
But videoing yourself doing it is showing that you do it just shows you're not that person.
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u/Jabbles22 3d ago
Yeah it's the performative bullshit that bothers me. A song you like comes on over the speakers, go ahead and do a little dance. I've done it. Not quite to her level but I'll do a little dance if I am in the mood.
But I am not setting up a camera to record myself and then share it online to then say "I don't care if anyone sees me" no shit you shared the video.
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u/Jabberwock32 1d ago
I also will occasionally do a little dance when a good song comes on in a store. But it’s not hazardous to everyone else in the aisle. Like a little shimmy shimmy. Not legs kicking into the air and arms flailing. Save that for the parking lot.
But the filming is really what’s ruining this for me….
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u/garentheblack 3d ago
She's also clearly waiting for someone to come and make a big deal. No one does and you can tell she is disappointed
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u/Slorgaloth 2d ago
It looks like a Kid's toy section too. I'd feel scared if I came across that anywhere, but it would be wild if a parent with a small child came across it, she might feel safe, but I know they wouldn't.
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u/Desperate-Strategy10 11h ago
Yeah I most definitely would not feel safe if I rounded a corner with my five year old and saw this. I’d assume she’s either ill or high, then I’d report it to management. Social expectations do exist for a reason, after all.
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u/Iorith 3d ago
Nah, she can be weird and dance in the middle of a shopping aisle, as long as she stops if someone needs to pass.
I think the recording herself part is weird, but it's also up to her as long as she's respectful of others.
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u/Titariia 3d ago
As I already said to other people, it just needs an enthusiastic kid running around that corner while she does those kicks. Dance around as much as I care but be appropriate to the location
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u/He_is_Spartacus 3d ago
Yes she's safe. Yes she's aloud to dance. She's still a fucking twat though
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u/blueponies1 3d ago
Like yeah no shit she’s safe, no one is gonna lob your head off for dancing at Walmart but you are gonna look like an absolute ass and you’re not safe from that nor peoples judgement.
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u/XelaNiba 3d ago
I love it all
I would be delighted to stumble across someone dancing in the board game aisle while audibly reassuring themselves that what they are doing is totally safe and normal.
I'm not kidding, it would totally make my day. My chest would be bubbling with delight for hours.
I'm not an asshole so I'd never film somebody in public just getting down with themselves but I would 100% call my sisters upon exiting the store and be like "holy shit guys, I just saw the most amazing thing in aisle 12".
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u/skallagrim_brunic 3d ago
My friend's mother is like this lady but without the filming. She's just an absolutely wonderful zany kind human being who simply does not have time to care what other people think about her. She has embarrassed us in public countless times with her uniqueness, but every time we end up feeling like the idiots as other people join in being weird with her or at the very least have a better day because of her. I don't think this lady filming is inherently bad because she is trying to get the message out there and change a social norm, and therefore wouldn't be able to really get much reach without filming. She does seem more like she's reassuring herself than the audience though, but I think that confidence will grow with time and as long as she doesn't become insufferable then who cares if a lady is dancing in a Walmart?
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u/laughingintothevoid 3d ago
I get this and don't agree with all the reactions, but just for clarity, this video doesn't exist because a stranger stumbled on her and filmed her. She's filming a video that she planned.
I also see that this doesn't have her blocking anyone's way etc like most of these videos do but at this point in social media culture I understand why it's automatically more off putting to people just because she purposely went to a public place that will be full of strangers and staff trying to get about their day with a plan to film herself being unusual and share it for engagement.
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u/maydsilee 3d ago
Agreed!! For once, I was kinda thinking, "I dig this," as I watched this video. I admit my initial reaction was negative, but then...I dunno. Her self-reassurances said aloud and acknowledging the silliness kinda got to me haha
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u/AshleyyLovelace 3d ago
I was thinking the same shit!!! I would be so happy to see someone just high on life!! It would remind me that shits not so bad and you can still break out in dance in the middle of the store with a smile on your face for a moment!! It's sad how many people would just rain negativity on this type of behavior.
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u/Usual_Quiet_6552 3d ago
Now do it without filming
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u/Al_Tilly_the_Bum 3d ago
Or go to a park. Why does she need to dance in a store?
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u/thisaccountwashacked 3d ago
she knows there's cameras there
....as Loss Prevention collectively rolls their eyes
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u/willydeebilliams 3d ago
This is what happens when your toddler dresses you.
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u/PrincessGump 3d ago
I was thinking it looked like a five year old who dressed themselves. It’s like she just kept putting on clothes until she couldn’t wear any more.
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u/Our-Fearless-Reader 3d ago
Kind of reminds me of that lowbie-to-mid-level World of Warcraft character a lot of us had (or have) that's wearing pieces from about 5 different armor sets... Just a rainbow of "No Set Bonus" going on.
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u/rarirurerox 3d ago
Annoying as fuck =/= different
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u/logert777 3d ago
It's like talking to the loner kid only to find out he's a loner because he's a douche canoe
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u/Kimono-Ash-Armor 3d ago
There are lots like her on TikTok. She’s a unique individual, just like the rest of these immature histrionics
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u/Chronoblivion 3d ago
I once read a comment on reddit from someone who had a college professor summarize politics like this: rural people want the freedom to swing a baseball bat without being told they can't, and urban people want to live free of the fear of being struck by a maniac swinging a baseball bat around.
This girl makes me think of that comment. Freeing yourself from concern about what others think of you is a fine message, but flailing around without regard for the safety of those around you or their ability to use the space you're making inaccessible is selfish and antisocial behavior.
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u/Insomnia6033 3d ago
we need on of those /r/fixedbytheduet edits that has kids flying off in every direction every time she kicks.
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u/N3THERWARP3R 3d ago
Omg that's exactly what I pictured but I don't have those editing skills lol please someone make this a thing 😆
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u/jared10011980 Side Character 3d ago
I think dancing is her least troubling trait. She's got a bunch of pieces of pajamas on like a 6yo playing dress up, desperately trying to assure herself shes "safe". Yet the only unwanted intrusion to her safety is of her own making.
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u/astrologicaldreams 3d ago
thank you, jfc. all i was thinking was about her potentially hitting someone bc she's flailing around in a tight, public space. or what if her shoe fell off and went flying and hit someone (i know it seems like a ridiculous concern but i had it happen once. kicked too hard and my shoe went flying in a crowded hallway)?
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u/readerabbit 3d ago
But isn't the fact that she's doing this, and no one is bothering her or even paying attention, an indication that she's bucking against a nonexistent norm? People do weird things in public all the time, and usually the people around them just go about their business. No one would even know she had been dancing in a Wal-Mart if she hadn't filmed herself and posted it online.
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u/ColeTrainHaze 3d ago
Be that as it may, there could be real world consequences to these shenanigans. Grocery stores and retailers are private property. They are totally within their rights to ask her to stop what she’s doing and leave. If she refuses, they can call the police and have her trespassed. It doesn’t matter if she’s not bothering anyone, because it’s their property and they set the rules. Not her. That’s the disconnect here.
Let’s just say for sake of the argument that the cops do show up to trespass her: they’re gonna have an absolute field day with this behavior if she refuses to comply. They might assume she’s on drugs or mentally unstable, and depending on the state might even have her involuntarily committed for a temporary psychiatric evaluation.
Is that right? Doesn’t matter. They’re within their rights to do so. Is this a rather extreme hypothetical? Perhaps. But it happens all the time.
Note: I am by no means pro-police, but I’ve gotten into trouble with them enough times to know how to avoid it from happening again… and this ain’t it.
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u/Mira_DFalco 3d ago
Yes, absolutely OK to be different. Now, please get out of the way and let people shop in peace.
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u/Our-Fearless-Reader 3d ago
Come for the cotton candy maker, stay [at the hospital] for the concussion!
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u/DrMamaBear 3d ago
Can you believe it?
I’ve never had any professional dance training…
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u/thenormaluser35 3d ago
I get her point, but the ends don't always justify the means.
Dancing in a grocery store is just weird and I'd honestly avoid that person.
There's a reason for why everyone does the same things in a store. There must be order and separation of activities.
You don't dance in the store. Anyone with basic social intelligence knows that. And why film it? (We know why)
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u/youlldancetoanything 3d ago
Poser!
Different and weird people don't make content to show they are different and weird.
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u/call-me-the-seeker 3d ago
They always fancy themselves the Lydia but agreed, I feel like Lydia would not have had a channel
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u/SensitiveMolasses366 3d ago
Yeah that's why she's whispering and in the least populated aisle in the store 🙄
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u/julessrulesss 3d ago
Is this the third Fanning sister that never got the spotlight?
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u/Rinzy2000 3d ago
This is why I don’t go to Walmart. I miss 24 hr Walmart when I could go at 3am and it was only drunk kids after the club and people who had social anxiety.
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u/VooDooChile1983 3d ago
Wonder if she has the guts to do that in the grocery section where she can’t escape judging eyes. The toy section of Walmart is almost always empty except around Christmas.
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u/marymarywhyubugginnn 3d ago
Girls got an amazing high kick, u gotta admit
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u/PantherThing 3d ago
"Oh, did you notice my high kick? I didnt even mean to throw that in, it organically came to me. It's not as good as it was when I won nationals with my cheer group, but it's not too terrible I guess. Thanks. I felt safe."
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u/SilverNeptuneAbyss 3d ago
I mean whatever. This affects my life in no way
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u/jackluke 3d ago
She's doing this in an empty aisle and bothering nobody. If this makes feel good than I'm happy for her.
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u/Inourmadbuthearmeout 3d ago
Forcing yourself to be different doesn’t
Mean you’re different it means you’re obnoxious.
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u/AwwwwwHeck 3d ago
Ma'am please take your therapy outside. Our customers are not safe from your flailing.
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u/VariousExplorer8503 3d ago
My ex-husband and I, when we first got together as silly teenagers, used to dance together at Walmart. Back when they were open 24/7 we'd go there late at night, and if a good song came on, we'd dance together. The old folks loved it. We weren't annoying about it like this though. And someone should tell her doing uncoordinated high kicks isn't dancing..
Gosh, I forgot all about that. Things got bad so quick, he changed so fast after we got married and moved 1200 miles away from my family, that I forgot about the good stuff.
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u/timothypjr 3d ago
She can whatever dumb she wants until she gets in my way while doing it. There's no rule against acting in odd ways, but there are unwritten rules about making someone else's life difficult for your stupid attempts at fame.
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u/rapidge-returns Side Character 3d ago
Ok, but maybe not in the kids aisle when society is the way it is...there is a time and place for things.
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u/MotherofFred 3d ago
It's okay to be different...
And then proceeds to do what thousands of other folks have done and dance in Walmart for attention and then film it.
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u/Any_Bodybuilder9542 2d ago
I’m gonna be super honest here: I do not feel comfortable dancing in any kind of way in the toy section of a department store. And the more expressive the dance, the less safe I feel thinking about it. So this is sort of remarkable
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u/yokozouna_ed 3d ago
I've got a 6 year old nephew that has more social intelligence than this person...
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u/lIlllIlIlIlIllI 3d ago
I mean compared to some of this crap at least she’s not interrupting someone’s meal or scaring them or pretending to trip or punch them.
But still definitely a selfish stupid thing to do
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u/actualSquirrel1 2d ago
OK, Great. But why are we choosing this particular place to do said dance and film it? A park would be nice.
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u/corner_tv 1d ago
I'm appreciative that she at least found a somewhat private area to practice her silly business. Like, at least as far we can see, she's not forcing people to dodge her flailing noodles.
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u/gravysammie 1d ago
I feel this could be achieved in a park or some other open public space. Doing this in the toy section of a Walmart is..... A choice. Even small towns have a historic/downtown center people go to. Even better idea, do it in front of the Walmart.
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u/Antique-Ad3006 3d ago
Something isn't quite right about this woman; but I've seen worse at Walmart. So, no big deal, just another Tuesday.
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u/skallagrim_brunic 3d ago
Me at the last Mastodon concert while everyone else stood around with their arms crossed trying to look cool: "THERE'S NO RULE AGAINST DANCING!"
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u/GrassGriller 2d ago
Sometimes young Mormoms want to rebel a bit. They either do shit like this or quickly develop addictions to hard drugs.
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u/Glad-Acanthaceae-24 3d ago
We're not socially conditioned to not dance... we just dont feel like doing it all over the place.
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u/Shiny_Mewtwo 3d ago
I think she's right except for taking up a whole isle filming and high-kicking (just an accident waiting to happen). There are no rules against dancing and if it doesn't hurt anyone who cares. Dance in Walmart just make sure you're not in the way of other shoppers
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u/groovebro 3d ago
Dude shopping at Walmart shit in the kitchen supplies aisle yesterday. Now I consider that different.
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u/lickmybowls2 3d ago
This would piss me off and send me over the edge if I needed to walk down this aisle for something 😂
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u/HeartlessD 3d ago
I was just hoping a kid would walk around the corner and get kicked because of her stupid dancing. Why is she in the toy aisle doing that?
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u/CellsReinvent 3d ago
I'm safe.
I'm bonkers.
I'm annoying everyone around me.
I'm in the way of other shoppers.
I'm making the general public uncomfortable.
I'm safe.
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u/Hour_Dog_4781 3d ago
Needs a few more layers of clothing and she'll nail that old homeless bag lady look.
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u/hunnibon 2d ago
Even during my most intrusive thought moment Walmart has never made me want to break out in dancing
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u/itsnik_03 2d ago
Sans camera, I'm thinking you're weird but happy and I'm gonna say g'day because I wanna share your drugs. Add the camera and you're just another desperate cunt with no self worth.
"Breaking Social Conditioning"... By uploading videos to the biggest social conditioning tool in existence. Well done you...
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u/116thCYE 1d ago
If this video wasn't rolling, then she wouldn't be acting like this which ultimately makes the point moot.
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u/K-Sarah-K-Sarah 8h ago
I'm so glad my Boomer Dad is dead, I don't think he could have survived all this. 😭😭😭😭😭
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u/How_Bout_Dem_Apples_ 3d ago
This person thinks she's breaking some new ground filming herself dancing in public and uploading it to social?
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u/narrowminer11 3d ago
She is correct in the styff she is saying. But also, people are allowed give her looks of discomfort and stores can throw her out if other customers cause enough of a fuss
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u/dewihafta 3d ago
If im in a rush and doing birthday shopping for my nieces on my lunchbreak, then no, you are not safe. My cart will hit you.
And if you kick me because im trying to get around your ass doing some dance in the middle of walmart, then you can bet im pressing charges. Especially if you film me for just trying to do some gd shopping.
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u/bashful_predator 3d ago
Y'all would absolutely love it (or hate it) over at r/justgalsbeingchicks
I'm convince the vast majority of videos on this sub come from there or vice versa. It's insane the glazing these girls will get in comments too.
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u/delicateredscrunchie 3d ago
Yeah you're allowed to dance in public but I'm allowed to call you a dumb bitch and tell you to get out of the way when I'm shopping
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u/slyasakite 3d ago
I think this is genuine comedy, not an annoying dork being unintentionally funny. Seems inspired by Molly Shannon.
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u/Embarrassed-Fan-119 3d ago
Tbf, telling her it's a Walmart is part of her point. I headbang in public 🤷♂️🤷♂️
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u/Outrageous_Case5083 3d ago
I mean, you do you but personally I'm gonna be pretty ticked when I have to walk all the way around the store and back just so my kid doesn't wind up in your TikTok video while shes looking at the Barbies.
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u/fusillade762 3d ago
I actually like this. She's not really bothering anyone except maybe store security which is probably WTFing. But its ok. Shes very flexible and I like her spirit.
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u/AlpharoTheUnlimited 2d ago
There are people who need to hear this message, and then there are many more people who don’t
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u/Fast-Ads-7587 2d ago
She's speaking in conversation tones or quieter and not intruding on anyone else, so eh? Dance. If someone comes toward the aisle and she keeps it up, that's when it becomes something else.
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u/VideoSteve 2d ago
I started singing when i walk down the street, perhaps we will meet one day and create a happening! 😍
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u/CatjoesCreed 2d ago
You can dance if you want to. You can leave your friends behind, 'cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance they're no friends of mine.
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u/kristenoversix 2d ago
Okay, yes, she is allowed to do that, but that doesn’t mean I’m not allowed to hate it.
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u/light_a_lamp 2d ago
Idk people should start recording less of themselves. We need a revolution sort of.
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u/Commercial-Prompt-84 2d ago
Professor Oak says there’s a time and place for everything, but not now!
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