When he was 17, Toby Addison was blasted as a creep and accused of staring at a woman during her workout despite being blind. Even when he explained, the woman didn’t believe him
Toby Addison, now 21, has recalled the mortifying time he was kicked out of a gym for “creepily” staring at a woman – despite being blind.
Toby Addison, a psychology and counselling student who frequently posts on his TikTok@blindtobes, appeared on the ‘Happy Hour Podcast’ last month.
He explained the incident in which he was working out “minding his own business,” when he heard a woman say: “Oh, do you like the view?”
“Obviously I don’t really know where I’m looking a lot of the time,” Toby shared on the podcast episode. “I was just staring right ahead and unfortunately there was a woman doing some exercises.”
According to Toby, he initially didn’t know she was speaking to him as he “wasn’t doing anything wrong.” However, the woman reiterated: “‘Why do you keep staring at me? Stop, don’t be so creepy.'”
He told her he was blind, but she “wasn’t having any of it.”
She allegedly went on to tell Toby to “‘shut up'” before having the gym manager remove him from the facility.
Podcast viewers flooded the clip with praise for the content creator, with one writing: “Really inspiring guy…been dealt a bad hand but living happily and progressing in life … I commend you, brother.”
Another added: “Wow. I didn’t even think something like this would happen. Poor guy.”
Meanwhile, a third wrote: “Absolutely mental they still asked him to leave after explaining he was blind. Some people man. Great story tho Tobes! Inspirational af.”
Many more viewers urged Toby to sue or name and shame the gym in question.
