“Do You Like the View?” Woman Accuses Blind Man of Staring at Her, Gets Him Kicked Out of Gym
- A blind man was kicked out of a gym after a woman accused him of staring at her
- He tried to explain that he was blind and had his cane nearby, but she did not believe him
- He shared his story on a podcast and TikTok, saying he wished there was more awareness and understanding of disabilities
A blind man has narrated how he was humiliated and asked to leave a gym after a woman accused him of staring at her.
Toby Addison, 21, shared his story on the “Happy Hour Podcast” and on his TikTok account, @blindtobes, where he posts videos about his life as a blind person.
Source: TikTok
Blind man working out at gym
Addison said he was working out at a gym as a friend's guest when he heard a woman say: “Oh, do you like the view?” He realised she was talking to him and thought he was ogling her.
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Addison said:
“Obviously I don’t really know where I’m looking a lot of the time. I was just staring right ahead and unfortunately there was a woman doing some exercises.”
Addison, studying psychology and counselling at Chichester University, explained that he was blind and had his cane folded nearby. But the woman wasn’t having any of it.
She then went to get the manager, who asked Addison to leave the gym. Addison said he felt embarrassed and angered by the incident, News Australia reported.
He said he understood why the woman called him out for making her feel uncomfortable, but he wished she had been more understanding of his situation.
In his words:
“It’s so sad that some women feel uncomfortable or anxious when in the gym because of a small percentage of people who have acted inappropriately. It’s also really sad that awareness around disabilities just isn’t good enough at the minute, and when you mix the two together you make situations like I described way more likely to occur.”
He said he has a good relationship with the staff at his current gym and has not faced any similar problems since then.
Blind Nigerian man who can repair generator stuns many
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a 37-year-old Nigerian man refused to give up on himself and instead carried on with his engineering craft despite going blind in 2017.
The talented man, identified as Chimezie Uwaoma, said he noticed that he was having partial blindness in 2015 and then completely lost his sight two years later.
Despite going blind, Chimezie never gave up. He continued repairing people's generators. Many have actually wondered how he does it, given the technical nature of his job.
Source: Legit.ng
