They kicked him out of the gym because he “stared” at a woman exercising. Nobody believed he was blind

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Toby Addison is a blind 21-year-old who recently shared a surprising story. He was accused of “staring” at a woman training next to him.

She told him to stop staring at her. She didn’t believe him when he said he was blind

Toby Addison shared an unpleasant story on TikTok. The 21-year-old confessed that he was kicked out of the gym a few years earlier by mistake. As he recalls, while exercising, he suddenly heard a female voice that asked him “if he likes the view”. – For obvious reasons, I do not know what I am looking at – he emphasized in the material.

At first, the 21-year-old didn’t know if the person who asked the question was talking to him. He was surprised to realize that the woman had approached him to point out inappropriate behavior. “She said something like ‘stop staring at me, it’s disgusting. Stop right now, he said. The man also admitted that he doesn’t look like he has vision problems, so he understands why such mistakes can occur. In such situations, he always tries to explain that he is blind and in fact has done nothing wrong. In this situation, the woman did not accept his apology. Nor did she believe his explanations, even with a walking stick lying next to her. As she admits, she told him to shut up and immediately went to the manager of the gym.

They kicked him out of the gym for indecent behavior. A friend came to his aid

The manager, who was at the gym at the time, decided to ask Toby out. Fortunately, the man was training with a friend at the time. Addison’s friend reacted when he saw that the employee wanted to get him out of the facility. The whole situation spread to the bones, and the 21-year-old could continue exercising in the same gym in peace. – It is sad that women feel threatened in the gym, a small percentage of people who behave inappropriately – he confessed – It is also sad that the acceptance of people struggling with disabilities is not at the right level yet. The combination of these two things means that such situations can happen more often – he emphasized. Many people decided to support Addison in the comments. Platform users strongly criticized the woman and the manager who did not believe the 21-year-old’s explanations.

You were absolutely right. They were wrong. I support you with all my being

I love you, be strong! Don’t pay attention to what other people think. I respect you very much

You handled the situation very well