The news of pregnant women not getting a seat on a bus has caused the attention of social media users worldwide after the video went viral on social media.
In general, there are unwritten rules in society about acts of civility like holding the door open for someone or giving up your bus seat for a pregnant woman.
In this world, respect goes a long way, but some people refuse to respect others. When on public transit, one way to show respect is to give up your seat to someone who needs it more.
On Reddit, two different ladies chose to share their stories about a similar situation. Users can’t stop talking about the stories now that they’ve gone viral.
Watch: Pregnant Woman Bus Seat Video Goes Viral, What Happened?
A video where an 18-year-old girl refused to give a pregnant woman seat went viral on social media. User u/Supportiswelcome was involved in a car accident a few months ago that left her with a damaged leg and knee.
A pregnant woman who boarded the bus later asked the 18-year-old for a seat, but she politely declined due to her wounded leg.
The pregnant woman became enraged and began yelling at her, forcing the girl to lift her dress to see her scars. A male passenger remarked the youngster was “far out of line” for revealing her scars, while the pregnant mother went away “sulking.”
Two Pregnant Woman Story Explained
The story of two pregnant women, wherein one case she did not get a seat, and in the other, a man did not move his hand for the pregnant woman from the seat, is going viral. The second Reddit story that has gone popular is practically the polar opposite of the first.
u/Tiredthriwaway55654 is 30 years old and eight months pregnant on Reddit. She commutes to work via public transit. She took a bus with one empty seat one day on her way home from work.
However, a man in business dress seated beside the lady placed his hand on the vacant seat. He allegedly told her that the seat was “occupied” and that her pregnancy wasn’t “his problem” when she requested him to move his hand.
Social Media Users React To Viral Video
Both women who posted their bus experiences on social media have received applause from Twitter and Reddit users.
“You’re legitimately hurt and in need of a seat,” one responded in support of the young girl who refused to give up her seat. If the person in front of you was so supportive of the pregnant woman’s need to sit down, they should have volunteered their seat rather than trying to force you to.”
“NTA. I’ve traveled on public transportation while pregnant for eight months and would have done precisely what you did. What did he expect? ,” one Reddit member said in response to the second pregnant Reddit user’s post.