A viral clip showcases the realities of street harassment faced by women every day, when news reporter Brianna Hamblin was captured on camera being accosted by a stranger minutes before going live on air.
In the clip, an unidentified man is heard approaching the Spectrum Local News journalist in Rochester, New York, telling her that she is “beautiful as hell”.
The man then proceeds to ask her why she is on camera, to which she politely and professionally responds, “Watch Spectrum News, you can find out.” However, the man persists with his increasingly sexual remarks.
“You see that’s why I can’t be left alone with a black woman, or a mulatto chick. Cause I can’t stand these f—ing white girls,” he says.
“Alright. We are done here,” Hamblin says. “Have a great rest of your day.”
“You are sexy as f–k,” the man says, before finally walking away.
The camera zoomed into to show the visibly stunned face of Brianna Hamblin.
Brianna Hamblin later posted a thread on Twitter in response to the encounter.
“Being hit on and harassed as a woman, especially as a woman reporter out in the field, happens so often you learn how to roll with it or ignore it,” she wrote. “This time it happened to be recorded only seconds before my hit. There are A LOT of things wrong with this.”
“To all the women who related to this, I’m sorry and want to give you a big virtual hug,” she added.
She continued: “Being a Black woman in this industry has its own headaches, but talking down on one group of women to “praise” another group is NEVER okay. It just shows you have a disgusting fetish based on stereotypes, which is just as racist.”
Hamlin also tweeted one question universal among women: “What makes you think women want to be talked to that way?”
Sources: Business Insider, NY Post
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