A woman's social media video has gone viral after she shared an experience of being belittled by a salesperson. While shopping for an air conditioner with her husband, the salesperson ignored her and told her husband, "she won't understand," reflecting a common patriarchal mindset.
Imagine stepping into a mall on Women's Day; as a woman, you are recognised and given particular attention and accolades. However, immediately following such a unique treatment, you are reduced to a simple spectator with no expertise of electronics! A woman published a video on social media in which she described a similar experience. According to the clip, she went out with her spouse on Women's Day to buy an air conditioner.
The couple was in a mall, conversing with an air conditioner salesperson. According to reports, although fully participating in the talk, the salesperson was only glancing at the woman's spouse. After a time, the lady became preoccupied with her baby, and the guy requested her to rejoin the discussion--only for the salesperson to disparage her by suggesting that "she won't understand".
The clip quickly went viral, reflecting Indians' very patriarchal and conventional attitudes of women, their responsibilities, and education. According to the report, the couple did not purchase anything from the business. As soon as the post became viral, netizens started reacting. Many people remembered comparable occurrences from their own lives.
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The post was shared on Instagram by the handle ‘Anjali Tiwary’. The viral post was shared 4 days ago and pulled more than 63K views from people.
How Did Netizens React?
"I respect the patience that our foremothers and moms have. I would totally point it out to him and be offended," one person said.
"I reside in Ireland, and disdain for women is ubiquitous. Last month, I bought my first hybrid car, and the salesman kept asking and looking at my husband about the car throughout the conversation and two visits," said another.
Another users wrote: “You inspire me to take a stand for myself too!”
“Ohh I faced the same when we visited a restaurant in Udaipur and this is a very famous one when I was giving the order the guy ignored me completely as if I don’t exist and my husband kept on saying She will order and he kept on asking my husband Sir app Kya loge and he didn’t even look at me,” added another user.
