How TikToker's Skit Of Approaching Woman In Nairobi CBD Backfired [VIDEO]

An uproar ensued online on Friday, August 18 after a video surfaced of a man allegedly forcing a woman who walked past him in the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) to stop so that he could talk to her.

In the video, the man donning a heavy black jacket and beige pants could be heard trying to frantically stop the woman in a cream suit who was walking past him, with the intention of talking to her.

However, the woman continued walking past him and further away into the street, despite the man's efforts to get her to stop, which were quickly fading away.

"Excuse me, excuse me...excuse me..." the man could be heard as his voice grew from a casual approach to an attempt to shout down the woman and force her to stop.

Here is the video:

This is harassment.

Imagine being in town and a random man starts shouting at you and even following you?

As a woman that is the most scary thing ever! pic.twitter.com/1iUmsTY7wg — Sysh????????‍???? (@_Ndunge_) August 18, 2023

While the man kept yelling at her, he followed her closely behind and managed to get in front of her, making her stop walking to brush him off with a firm "No."

"Nooo...just excuse me, I just want to talk to you, excuse me, madam! Listen to me," yelled the man at her.

The clip was shared on Twitter by Sylvia Ndunge, a social media manager, trainer and content creator and had amassed over 84,100 views by the time of publishing.

In her caption, Ndunge condemned the actions of the man and outlined the dangers women in Kenya face anytime they walk along the streets, especially in urban areas.

"This is harassment. Imagine being in town and a random man starts shouting at you and even following you. 

"As a woman that is the most scary thing ever!" she rebuked.

Despite this seemingly viewed as a skit for sharing on TikTok owing to the presence of photographers and their equipment close by, other netizens joined Ndunge in criticising the desperate man with some poking holes in the content chosen for the skit.

"A bunch of women should hit this man with their handbags on sight. This is not funny. 

"I think some of these pranksters need to be given a good beating to stop doing some of those stunts they think are funny and get pepper sprayed. Sometimes violence is the answer," Rayhab appealed.

"Curious if he's making any money from this. Because if he is and I am being forced to participate without my consent in your "content", I'm going to need you to pay me," Mwende Ngao remarked.

How Men Should Deal With Rejection From Women

Many men perceive rejection as a downfall and downgrading experience, thus they go to great lengths to get a woman's attention, even if it means stalking her while walking, which is unwanted and/or repeated surveillance by an individual or group toward another person.

However, the first thing any man should do after a rejection is to respect the woman's decision and a simple way to do so is by putting themselves in the woman's shoes. If for example you just rejected someone and they kept trying to ask you out you’d wonder why they didn’t get the message the first time.

Another piece of advice is not to take it personally as everyone has different tastes.

If you’re still struggling with how to deal with rejection, then think about how they would have said no because it wouldn’t have worked in their mind. 

Do something you enjoy. Take your mind off being rejected by a girl and do something more fun, which can turn out better than being rejected by your crush!

Speak to your friends because chances are, you’re not going to be the only person you know that’s been rejected when you’ve asked someone out. You and your friends might even be able to help each other in handling rejection.  

Last, but not least, move on. Dealing with rejection is tough but you’ll figure out how to move on sooner or later.

Furthermore, try not to redirect all of your rejection energy into finding someone else – just enjoy being single and you’ll meet someone who is right for you eventually.