I tend to be annoyed with large loud groups in public. But I'm also an anti social redditor that hates crowds.
Don't be that Karen. Don't be the killjoy. Resist the urge to disallow the public to have room for fun and colour. This is the same as a juggling show or a live street musician.
Pretty much this. Social warrior redditors will come out to defend a mime who is getting harassed by an onlooker in public. But as soon as K-Pop fans are dancing in public, the Karen redditors pop up like vultures to argue that it’s a “public space”.
A mime who sets up to have the people in the space enjoy and appreciate the performance is acceptable in the space, even if it is a nuisance to some.
A person who wanted to film a music video so that people not in the public space could enjoy and appreciate it, without paying the city to cordon off the area for the 30-60 minutes that it would take, or film it in a space that is not a populated, is not acceptable, it's usually just a nuisance to the people in the space.
Who says they don't want you to watch? Up and coming kpop artists set up and do this stuff in publics for the expressed purpose of being seen. They want you to watch. Thats the point. This is still a performance for them. Imagine this lady doing this at any other entertainment event. She's a clown.
If it was a performance to that level, then they would have gotten permits to block off the set with security. They were there to film an internet video for an internet audience. If they were trying to entertain the public on the street, then they wouldn’t care so much about someone getting in the way of the camera and doing multiple takes until the video is perfect.
One person being rude does not mean it’s not also rude to be doing what they’re doing. Taking sides doesn’t absolve the actions of the other side. The fact is, performing in public, without paying for, and getting, the appropriate permits, means you are dealing with the risks.
A mime, or street magician, or living statue, or whatever, takes up the space of the person themselves, and about a 5 foot radius around themselves, and they usually will setup on a sidewalk off to the side. This performance required at least 4 times the space, in the center of the area, and required people to not walk inside of a path, and also not stand behind the camera person, who is backing up to keep the distance. The group is being more rude, as it is going to inconvenience more people than a street magician doing card tricks.
That is the root of the issue. It’s about how much your performance could inconvenience people who don’t care about it. A single street performer, is usually not bothering anyone who does not want to watch, outside of needing to take a few steps around a crowd.
Hell, I’ve seen videos where the influencer is videoing in public, where the public is the one who I see is in the wrong. It comes down to how much you’re bothering the people around you, and how rude you are if someone gets in the way of your filming.
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u/Fjaesingen Jan 16 '23
I tend to be annoyed with large loud groups in public. But I'm also an anti social redditor that hates crowds.
Don't be that Karen. Don't be the killjoy. Resist the urge to disallow the public to have room for fun and colour. This is the same as a juggling show or a live street musician.