Was at the armory under the needle the other day during a free workout class. I saw women all over with their mats and outfits ready to go. “How cool!” I thought! Free class! I go to use the bathroom inside and as I’m walking in, I see chairs all around the food court area.
I begin to notice most of them empty but a few were occupied scattered around the perimeter of the class being held inside of it. I then notice men, alone, obviously no connection to the classes, a lot holding dead panned expressions with their eyes LOCKED in on these women who are dancing and moving and bending around.
Immediately I realized what I was witnessing in the moment and my boyfriend and I were extremely revolted. One guy even had his hands under his sweatshirt doing god knows what. Another was filming with his phone.
I looked all over for security and found none. I also noticed that the bathrooms in the back of the facility also had no security and anyone wanting to cause harm could easily find someone just casually using the restroom alone. It was too quiet back there.
I think it’s great there is a class like this, but I find it highly concerning that random people are allowed to sit and watch in such a predatory manner with ZERO protection for these women. Some who are walking alone after class completely unaware.
Just hope this helps someone if they choose to go to these.
Please stay safe out there.
Also, thanks for the downvotes I guess? Is this a bad thing to warn others about? The internet is so weird…
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