Posted on 07/13/2023 3:17:22 PM PDT by lowbridge
A Black fisherman's TikTok videos showing white people repeatedly confronting him for being at a lake in his own neighborhood have gone viral.
The man, whose handle is "fishingbay2ga," posted a video on Wednesday with a caption explaining that "privileged" people in his "nice" neighborhood don't believe he lives there.
The video, which has racked up more than 5 million views, shows a white woman approaching him and a companion near the lake.
"Are you guys residents here?" she asks, later adding that the lake is for residents only.
After the woman says she does not give him permission to film, he replies: "This is my phone. I can film and do whatever I want. I study the law."
The fisherman then speaks to the camera, saying the woman was the third person who had approached him that day.
"I'm in my own neighborhood and a white person came and bothered me while I'm fishing," he says. "This is the third time."
When the woman starts walking away, he adds: "Don't leave now. Do you want to say hey, do you live here? Where you live? What's your address?"
The man shared another video a few hours later, which has so far amassed more than half a million views, where a white man appears to return for a second time to question the man and his companion about where they live.
"When I asked you earlier, you didn't say where do you live," the man says.
The fisherman's companion replies: "I was told not to talk to strangers who don't introduce themselves."
The man then tells them he is on the homeowner association board. "We pay for the lake," he adds. "It's a private lake so if you live in the neighborhood."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
Wife and I have been shopping for a new home down in TX, the first thing we both told the realtor was a MUST ... not a pool, not acreage, it was ABSOLUTELY NO HOA’s. The lady laughed 😅
"HOA could care less whos fishing"
Another BS story on TTok about make believe racism.
All this DBag had to do was give his address. Might even add that he bought the XAWFF place (i.e., former owners).
What, is he to privileged to ID himself?
No.
I live there.
It’s a given that when I use the common areas I may have to affirm my right to use them with my access card. It’s in the rules, posted outside and inside the pool.
The only people who get offended aren’t part of the community and are freeloaders.
The lake in question wouldn’t be near Braddock Pennsylvania would it?
And the Fettermans wouldn’t be spending some time at home, would they?
Did I say that it was the Vineyard? Reread my comment.
My daughter is a Texas Realtor. She could find you what you are looking for.
OMG, they asked him if he lived there, the horror...
“What, is he to privileged to ID himself?”
Perhaps for the same reason that the woman who drove up in the car refused to identify herself or provide her address when asked.
You said they were Martha’s Vineyard wannabes…..it’s a huge country,why choose the Vineyard ?
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I bet these people who talked to that guy are all liberals.
They weren’t in what is considered a public area, like a city street or park. They were in a residential area where homeowners don’t expect people from other places to hang out or to take pictures of their property or family members.
If someone doesn’t want their picture taken, it’s only polite to not do so.
He should have asked her if she was Republican or Democrat, That would have cleared that whole video up.
You are right, couldnt care less is the correct way to say someone isnt at all concerned with whatever. Im sure it was an auto- correct mistake
The way that they lost their minds when those Illegal Aliens were dropped off there.
I love black gays and Latinos, just as long as they don’t move next door…
So love me, love me, love me I’m a liberal.
The question I have is this racism or just typical Karen’s who would harass anyone who they see fishing?
Im white and live in Mass.... I fish random spots where Ive been questioned by locals about things..... this guy just looking to be a tik tok charity case.
“They were in a residential area where homeowners don’t expect people from other places to hang out or to take pictures of their property or family members.”
How are you so sure that the woman who drove up in the car lived in the community?
As for getting your picture taken, one cannot walk or drive down a street without getting their picture taken by a Ring doorbell camera.
“Oh wait a black person got his feelings hurt , stop the presses.”
I live in a private association with a private beach. Last time I was there, the security guard asked me for ID to prove I lived there. Newsweek did not write an article about this, the shame!
I never said I knew who the people were. Why would she be driving down that street and concerned about a stranger fishing somewhere she doesn’t belong?
I found the information about invasion of privacy oat http://www.findlaw.com/injury/torts-and-personal-injuries/invasion-of-privacy.html
A ring doorbell is far different from someone pointing a camera at your face in order to ridicule you online and call you a racist. That’s actionable.
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