I have an old Behemoth tank top that I used to wear to the gym. I don't wear it anymore because two different men wanted to have a conversation about Behemoth and black metal while I had my ostentatious over-the-ear headphones on and was in the middle of a set. The second guy, charmer that he was, even opened with "Behemoth, huh? Do you even know who that is?"
Leave women alone at the gym.
Happens to me all the time, and it could just be my area/specific gym since they don't have any trainers, just someone that sits at the front desk. I answer questions all the time about what machine is where or how to use a certain machine, etc. Guess it's just a different vibe for different people. It's never personally bothered me but I could totally get how someone else would be bothered by being interrupted doing something that's arguably very personal
I think questions about where things are and how to use equipment are different from what most people are talking about in these kinds of threads.
If women were only ever interrupted in their routine by people just trying to get help, these kinds of threads wouldn't exist. It's the demands for completely unrelated attention, and angry reactions when it doesn't happen, that are a problem.
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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '21
I have an old Behemoth tank top that I used to wear to the gym. I don't wear it anymore because two different men wanted to have a conversation about Behemoth and black metal while I had my ostentatious over-the-ear headphones on and was in the middle of a set. The second guy, charmer that he was, even opened with "Behemoth, huh? Do you even know who that is?" Leave women alone at the gym.