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Canadian 'F**k her right in the pussy' incident sparks backlash against vulgar videobombers | |
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Police in Toronto are investigating a so-called videobombing incident after a man appeared to yell "F**k her right in the pussy" during a live television news broadcast. | |
The man shouted the words while Charlsie Agro, a journalist with CBC News Toronto, was reporting on the final night of the Pan Am Games, hosted by Canada. | |
Police reviewed footage of the incident and Ms Agro appealed on Twitter for help in identifying those in the background of her broadcast. | Police reviewed footage of the incident and Ms Agro appealed on Twitter for help in identifying those in the background of her broadcast. |
The Twitter appeal has helped bolster the investigation with supporters using the hashtag #StopFHRITP to voice their disapproval for what has become something of an occupational hazard for television journalists. | The Twitter appeal has helped bolster the investigation with supporters using the hashtag #StopFHRITP to voice their disapproval for what has become something of an occupational hazard for television journalists. |
Videobombing live television broadcasts by shouting "Fuck her right in the pussy" became popular after a 2014 incident in which a man in a black hoodie appeared to interrupt a local news report in Cincinnati, Ohio by shouting the inappropriate remark on camera. | |
The incident was later confirmed as hoax, but the meme gained popularity nonetheless. | The incident was later confirmed as hoax, but the meme gained popularity nonetheless. |
It has largely been used to target female journalists. | It has largely been used to target female journalists. |
In an incident in May, journalist Shauna Hunt, a reporter with Toronto's City News, confronted a group of men who shouted the phrase while she was broadcasting. | In an incident in May, journalist Shauna Hunt, a reporter with Toronto's City News, confronted a group of men who shouted the phrase while she was broadcasting. |
The Toronto police did not immediately respond to a request for comment. |