While reporting on the Toronto FC vs. Houston Dynamo game, City News’ Shauna Hunt was interrupted by a fan who quoted the “F*** Her Right In The P****” prank into her mic. Hunt was not having it, and she confronted the fan’s friends who stood around while it happened.
Reporter confronts fans who videobombed her with a dumb prank
This meme really needs to stop.
Hunt elaborated more on the incident, on why the prank needs to stop and how her other colleagues have been bombarded with this dumb prank:
Wow. Thanks for all the support! This happens to reporters across North America. Hopefully people will think twice before harassing us.
— Shaunacitynews (@shaunacitynews) May 12, 2015 Sexual harassment isn't okay. Neither is online bullying. Our attempts to find TFC "pranksters" was for followup not global vilification.
— Avery Haines (@CityAvery) May 12, 2015 Thanks @citynews for saying #ItsNeverOkay. Whether or not it's caught on film, sexual harassment at work is no joke. @Hollaback_TO
— Kathleen Wynne (@Kathleen_Wynne) May 12, 2015 Thankfully, Toronto FC is working on identifying the fans, and once they do, they'll receive lifetime bans:
"We're appalled that this trend of disrespectful behaviour would make its way to our city, let alone anywhere near our stadium," an MLSE spokesperson said in a statement to the Sun. "We are working to identify the individuals, and when we do they will be banned from all of our facilities.
"Moving forward, we will also work with our local television outlets to provide extra security support to female reporters doing live hits at any of our games. Our organization is committed to an environment where everyone can feel safe and included and discrimination or intolerance of any kind will be met with a swift and serious response.
To Shauna Hunt, City News and Toronto FC: Kudos to y'all.
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