Current Events > What the hell is wrong with Brie Larson...?

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https://twitter.com/brielarson/status/916072035268333568

TSA Agent asked her for her number after she smiled at him.

She talks about having to live in fear because of things like this and also indirectly compares what happened to her to things like sexual assault.
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I bet when she uses the self checkout at Walmart
and it asks her to donate money to the Red Cross she gets defensive and shitposts about it.
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Yeah she could of just said no politely and kept it moving without the social media post but at the same time.... if you're on the clock don't try to pick up women. Not professional.
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So...

Guy who doesn't ask for number=beta
Guy who asks=sexual predator
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Squall28 posted...

So...

Guy who doesn't ask for number=beta
Ugly guy who asks=sexual predator

Fixed
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The guy is working. As security in the airport. It's not appropriate for him to ask out women on the job. Dude would probably get fired.
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Squall28 posted...

So...

Guy who doesn't ask for number=beta
Guy who asks=sexual predator

no no no see it goes:

attractive man: can do either and it's ok
unattractive man: creepy if he does it, creepy if he doesn't
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Asking for someone's number without any proper social interaction is creepy as hell and really over the line and not acceptable. She's right.
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I really, really want to give Brie Larson the benefit of the doubt and assume the TSA agent did something more that made her feel unsafe. If the truth is he simply said hello and asked for her number, then her comment is pathetic.

Damn, I guess it would not be a good idea for me or any of her other fans to compliment her looks if we see her somewhere, especially when the new Avengers movie comes out and makes her even more well-known.
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Darmik posted...

The guy is working. As security in the airport. It's not appropriate for him to ask out women on the job. Dude would probably get fired.

Would bet anything if she said to his superiors that guy asked for my number, they would say okay and what did he do when you said no? She goesss uhhhh well nothing. They go we will take care of it.

"Hey, buddy, that woman said you asked for her number"
"I did she is pretty"
"Okay well she complained so don't ask that woman for her number again please as she made it clear she is not interested"
"Ok, Boss!"
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lol at her saying he was in a position of "authority" and comparing it to a cop asking for a number during a traffic stop

Most of the comments are laughing at her, at least. Though my favorites might be the ones saying "why are you blaming her?" andsaying "well, not everyone's going to be offended by this happening to them, she felt differently."
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Lorenzo_2003 posted...

I really, really want to give Brie Larson the benefit of the doubt and assume the TSA agent did something more that made her feel unsafe. If the truth is he simply said hello and asked for her number, then her comment is pathetic.

Damn, I guess it would not be a good idea for me or any of her other fans to compliment her looks if we see her somewhere, especially when the new Avengers movie comes out and makes her even more well-known.

If he did something more, don't you think she would have said so? Especially after getting slammed over and over on social media?
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TSA agents shouldn't be hitting on people period while on the job. No one likes dealing with them and no one wants to be hit on by one

She sounds dumb. I dont know who she is. Kind of glad I dont.
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She's a 3rd wave feminist.
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Corrik posted...

Darmik posted...

The guy is working. As security in the airport. It's not appropriate for him to ask out women on the job. Dude would probably get fired.

Would bet anything if she said to his superiors that guy asked for my number, they would say okay and what did he do when you said no? She goesss uhhhh well nothing. They go we will take care of it.

"Hey, buddy, that woman said you asked for her number"
"I did she is pretty"
"Okay well she complained so don't ask that woman for her number again please as she made it clear she is not interested"
"Ok, Boss!"

He's there as a man of authority. He isn't there to oogle women to ask out. He's there to assess risks to the airport and to check for any and all security risks.

It is completely inappropriate for him to do that. He would indeed get into shit for doing this. It's entirely possible he still will.
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so what is appropriate? if he asked if she likes sports?
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If you're there to do a job, don't hit on the people you're in charge of.
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I agree that its inappropriate to ask on the job. He shouldnt do that. But her reaction of disgust towards it doesnt seem to have anything to do with that...
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And she's going to be Captain Marvel?

Oh Jeeze...
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pegusus123456 posted...

lol at her saying he was in a position of "authority" and comparing it to a cop asking for a number during a traffic stop

Most of the comments are laughing at her, at least. Though my favorites might be the ones saying "why are you blaming her?" andsaying "well, not everyone's going to be offended by this happening to them, she felt differently."

How isn't it comparable? Both are checks from people of authority. Both can lead to people being detained.
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So someone just asked for her number.I read she was sexually assaulted by TSA .
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VipaGTS posted...

I agree that its inappropriate to ask on the job. He shouldnt do that. But her reaction of disgust towards it doesnt seem to have anything to do with that...

She does sound a bit up herself for a while but when she specifically talks about the situation that is the reason

Yes. When I'm a person going through security, and the other is an employee of said security. It's inappropriate.

I disagreed at first but read through the comments and now I understand. It all comes down to environment, mood, and professionalism.

Brie Larson;
Thanks for taking the time to learn!

In that situation he is a man of authority. Imagine if a cop asked for my number after pulling me over. It's inappropriate.

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If thats her only beef with it then I get it and retract my previous comment.
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Here's her tweet:

I merely smiled at the TSA agent and he asked for my phone number. To live life as a woman is to live life on the defense.

She smiled at him and he mistook her smile for something more, so he ask for her number. It was not a random "hey, she's a celebrity, let me get this girl's number" kind of thing. He probably didn't know she was a celebrity.

She tried to publicly shame a man for asking for a number and it backfired badly.
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You already posted this on the Movies board, TC.
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GreatEvilEmpire posted...

Here's her tweet:

I merely smiled at the TSA agent and he asked for my phone number. To live life as a woman is to live life on the defense.

She smiled at him and he mistook her smile for something more, so he ask for her number. It was not a random "hey, she's a celebrity, let me get this girl's number" kind of thing. He probably didn't know she was a celebrity.

She tried to publicly shame a man for asking for a number and it backfired badly.

It didn't backfire. It is in no way appropriate for a TSA agent to ask out someone they're screening. Mistaking a smile for an opening is a poor excuse. He is literally security for the airport and airlines. It's a serious job to have.
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Darmik posted...

It didn't backfire. It is in no way appropriate for a TSA agent to ask out someone they're screening. Mistaking a smile for an opening is a poor excuse. He is literally security for the airport and airlines. It's a serious job to have.

It's never appropriate to ask a woman for her phone number according to some women. He asked, she rejected. That should be the end of it. Instead she acted like she was too good to be asked out by a TSA agent.
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Lol stupid
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Lmao, what a psychotic feminist bitch. People like her are fucking insane, she needs a fucking reality check.

GreatEvilEmpire posted...

It's never appropriate to ask a woman for her phone number according to some women. He asked, she rejected. That should be the end of it. Instead she acted like she was too good to be asked out by a TSA agent.

Where did Larson say it is never appropriate to ask a woman for her phone number?

She said it was inappropriate to be asked out about a TSA agent and she was uncomfortable. Which should be totally understandable. TSA agents are intimidating enough already. Women shouldn't have to worry about rejecting men who are screening them as potential threats. Even if you want to disregard that the dude should be focused on his job.
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Didn't read topic but

1. It's pretty unprofessional to try and pick up men/women on the clock, especially if you're a TSA agent.
2. Just because a woman smiles at you doesn't mean she likes you.
3. It's a bit of an overreaction on her part, but I get where she's coming from
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GreatEvilEmpire posted...

She tried to publicly shame a man for asking for a number and it backfired badly.

Wait did she post his name or something?
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A guy on there is comparing helping her on the plane to a guy helping women at a battered women shelter. Lol.
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DezCaughtIt posted...

Didn't read topic but

1. It's pretty unprofessional to try and pick up men/women on the clock, especially if you're a TSA agent.
2. Just because a woman smiles at you doesn't mean she likes you.
3. It's a bit of an overreaction on her part, but I get where she's coming from

pretty much this. she overreacted, but she isn't wrong in that it's bad form for a TSA agent to ask for your number on the clock. anyone in a position that can screw with your day like that needs to be aware that you don't get to ask people out while you're on the clock. I get why he did it, but it puts pressure on her that isn't right
seems people took the whole "living on the defense" bit too far and she overreacted when responding
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Who?
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this is why trump won.
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Chris Rock said the average woman gets offered dick at least twice a day so if she wanted to vent over that moment out of increasingly built up frustration, then okay I get it not to mention this happened at a fucking airport as if going through checkpoints weren't annoying already.
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It really is amazing how many people are trying to dictate how shes supposed to feel.
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Darmik posted...

Where did Larson say it is never appropriate to ask a woman for her phone number?

She said it was inappropriate to be asked out about a TSA agent and she was uncomfortable. Which should be totally understandable. TSA agents are intimidating enough already. Women shouldn't have to worry about rejecting men who are screening them as potential threats. Even if you want to disregard that the dude should be focused on his job.

I wasn't referring to her specifically. While I agree that it's inappropriate, she could have just said just that. Say that it was inappropriate for a TSA agent to ask for a woman for a phone number while screening her and people will be on her side.

Instead she used the situation to push her feminist agenda and act all snobby. How can anyone feel sorry her for saying something as ridiculous as "To live life as a woman is to live life on the defense." That's A-level feminist victimization.
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GreatEvilEmpire posted...

I wasn't referring to her specifically.

I know you weren't referring to her. That's why it's a pretty pointless statement to make.

GreatEvilEmpire posted...

Say that it was inappropriate for a TSA agent to ask for a woman for a phone number while screening her and people will be on her side.

She did.

GreatEvilEmpire posted...

Instead she used the situation to push her feminist agenda and act all snobby. How can anyone feel sorry her for saying something as ridiculous as "To live life as a woman is to live life on the defense." That's A-level feminist victimization.

And yet people proved her point by attacking her over the tweet anyway. Despite it being an uncomfortable situation.

I do agree she could have worded it better. But it's Twitter. Tweets have a low post count. The point was that she has to deal with these inappropriate situations all the time.
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Darmik posted...

And yet people proved her point by attacking her over the tweet anyway. Despite it being an uncomfortable situation.

I do agree she could have worded it better. But it's Twitter. Tweets have a low post count. The point was that she has to deal with these inappropriate situations all the time.

Men are more likely to be hurt by random person.
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TomNook20 posted...

Who?

Why do people still do this? Why? It was sort of funny back when we did not yet have the Internet easily accessible. (I can't be the only one old enough to remember those "dark" days.) Now you can use Google to find shit on anyone or anything in about 5 seconds, tops.

Edit: Btw, you guys should read that comment where she called herself powerful and strong. I'm not sure she understands what those words mean.
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