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A Canadian television reporter made headlines but for a reasoncompletely unrelatedto the news she was covering.
They proceeded to laugh and walk away.
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Out of respect for the child, Im blurring their faces.
Whether this is yelled at a man or woman, it perpetuates and normalizes misogyny, Mackey added.
I thought this horrible trend was over.
Ah, misogyny, still teaching our children its ok to be violent towards women, one user said.
For those saying its a joke, its not.
Thistype ofbehavior is unacceptable, and you should be ashamed if you think its fine, another wrote.
Maybe Im just too nice.
Thereporter described the experience as violating in an interview withToday, made worse by thetacit approval of theboys father.
I waved them back.
But they wouldnt come back.They just laughedand gaveme a thumbs up and keptonwalking.
Lets nip it in the bud, you know?
Like, lets stop it now.
I dont fault the kid.
Like, hes so young, she said.
Ireallydo fault the adult in this situation for not saying something.
This is not the first time Mackeygoesviral for her interactions with childrenbeingcaptured on camera.
Thevideocapturing the tender moment has almost 10 million views at the time of writing.
Netizens took to social media to lament the lesson the boys father taught him that day