Every shared journey can be a box of surprises. And especially on planes, where spaces are limited and contact with possible seatmates is almost inevitable, even more so.
It happened to a young woman, whose story went viral describing how a shameless fellow passenger started watching pornography with her on a flight. Unable to handle the situation, she complained to the crew and received a quick response from the airline: they upgraded her to a first class seat.
Melanie Schofield, 19, posted a short video on TikTok with the caption: ‘When the old man you’re sitting with on the plane starts seeing the plane’s p@rn you tell the flight attendants and now you’re sitting first class.”
The story, which took place last year, has gone viral again.
Melanie, a self-proclaimed actress, model and artist, recorded the video from her luxury seat after an awkward encounter with the lewd passenger.
“I only cried for about 10 minutes so we’re gucci (it’s okay”), Schofield added in the video description.
The accident
Talking with Daily pointSchofield said the man’s troubling behavior started the moment she sat down next to him.
“He immediately took up as much space as possible, it looked like he was trying to touch me and make me feel uncomfortable,” she said. “She used both armrests so I didn’t have one and she forced me to crash into the side of the plane.”
“Within five seconds of looking at him, I notice he’s typing ‘airplane sex’ into his phone and starting to look at pornography of people having sex on an airplane,” she told the Daily Dot.
At first, the flight attendants weren’t sure what to do, she said, but then she was moved to first class after she said she wanted to get away from the man.
“During the flight I was shocked and scared. But I am grateful that the flight attendants helped me and that I was able to get out of a dangerous situation,” she told the outlet.
“I don’t think creep has been removed from flying. I’m not sure if she received any kind of punishment.”
Schofield also revealed that the man was watching “airplane pornography” in his TikTok comments, with users responding that it made the situation more “scary”.
“He clearly fantasizes about having sex on a plane and she’s the closest woman to him. It’s not a stretch to think he might be thinking about her,” said one comment.
Most of the comments supported Schofield. “I’m so sorry, that sounds so traumatic,” one said. “This world…amazing,” added another.
One comment with more than 2,000 likes said, “The fact that you said something is so commendable because in a situation like that you can feel so frozen and scared.”
Several other users, who appeared to be women, also commented on sharing similar experiences they and other women in their family had, whether on a plane or in other public places.
But not all commentators have been supportive. “A lot of men blamed me as a victim and told me I was too sensitive and I shouldn’t be scared,” Schofield said. “And some men said I shouldn’t have looked at their phone, basically blaming me for the sexual assault I experienced.”
The video amassed nearly 400,000 views.. It is unclear on which airline the accident occurred.
Source: Clarin
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