A Maryland woman feels she became a victim of racism when she was working out at her local gym, Onelife Fitness, when an older man approached her and demanded to use the machine she was on. The confrontation with the stranger, as seen in the original video, became uncomfortable when she told him she wasn’t finished working out. He then started to make comments about her appearance and accent.
Samrawit, who posts on TikTok as @samrawit.hailu5, recorded some part of the disturbing encounter. According to her, the man told her she had five minutes to finish using the machine and then started criticizing her.
