Having been the victim of sexual misconduct, even assault, by women and men (I am a straight man) I think it’s important to mention that we deal with these issues too. I also think it’s needful for people to recognize a mistake of judgement vs. intentional harm. The motivations of the lady at Disney who apparently thought it was OK to paw at the costume, and the person, of the cast member are an important part of the issue. Even so, she almost certainly should have known better. An open discussion on these issues can be extremely helpful in working through these problems in society.
The cast members at Disney are putting themselves at risk when getting into costume and physically interacting with people they don’t know. That requires trust and good conduct by everyone involved. When that trust is damaged or broken, as in any trust situation, it hurts us all.
I respect and admire the cast member who handled the issue appropriately but I don’t feel the lady involved needs to be cast as a villain. She needs to understand, repair any issues she reasonably can and act correctly in the future, in my opinion. I believe she can actually be helpful in the future by promoting the recognition of issues and correcting problems so long as this is handled with care, knowledge and respect rather than anger and negativity.
I’ve never known a man whose been this bothered by having a woman touch him. Maybe annoyed. But never “hurt” by it. There just isn’t the same intimidation factor as you get when a man makes unwanted contact with a woman.
I agree. Makes me sick that there double standards, humans don’t like unwanted advancements, we see it as disgusting when a man gropes a woman bit think its cute when women grope on men or hit on them. We would not find it cute or interesting if a man walked up to a female Disney character and started hitting on her, Don’t do it to male Disney characters!!!
Disney isn’t going to like seeing that their cast members are allowing the guests to feel them up. Even if Gaston didn’t mind, he could lose his job for not discouraging guests for being “provocative.” It sets a bad example. It would be just as bad to see someone kidding around like that with Ariel or Mulan or something. Parents don’t want their kids to see a guest feeling up a cast member.
Not only that but, it’s Gaston, the brawny beefcake character. He probably gets felt up all the time without expecting it or maybe not wanting to be touched. It probably is something that gets old fast.
They may not say anything about it because you and society says they should be fine with being fondled by strangers but it does actually make plenty of men uncomfortable.
The Gaston actor was clearly gay. Any other guy would be so happy to have a woman touch him. Idiots like.him.ruon it for the rest of us. It’s not “sexual assault” it’s flirting and he’s lucky.
He’s not gay, imbecile! Just because you obviously want a woman groping you, doesn’t mean all men do…plus there are kids there! Grow up! Keep that same energy if some man gropes your mom, sister or wife/girlfriend!
Bro you’re wrong I’m a straight male and if I don’t say it don’t touch me some people just don’t like to be messed with especially while they are at work. You want to call people snowflakes because they don’t want to be messed with by that standard our military is filled with snowflakes. Use facts not personal opinions because I’ll be the first to say it no one cares about your opinion.
So, going by your skewed logic, it’s OK for women to touch random men however they want because there isn’t the same ‘intimidation factor’ as you put it.
Well I think that is the beauty of this day and age.. we realize that men have the same feelings as women! Always have. Statically men have died from stress related illness much more than women. Not to mention suicide deaths are much higher in males than females.
It doesn’t matter whether or not you’ve known a man who was bothered by it. Men and women both have the right to choose whether or not someone may touch them and how. Also, this is a a children’s theme park. Even if he were ok with it, it’s still incredibly inappropriate for the children watching.
It’s not fair though. I wish a woman would touch me like that. I’d be so glad, ugh. I always get upset when all these guys don’t see how lucky they are
You’re being sexist to her for not holding her accountable for what would be considered sexual assault if a man did this to a random woman. When women commit the same crimes as men, all manner of excuses are used in their favour to explain away what they have done; however, men aren’t afforded such a Get Out of Jail Free card.
It really depends on the person, some people are very sensitive with touch but that shouldn’t keep them from enjoying a role like this guy has, if he lets someone touch him, that is his right.
wait – so a guest playfully touches a character that generates profits for a multi-national corporation by acting like a male chauvinist… and she gets ejected? Actor probably was gay
Did you really just say that? By your logic, then, if someone goes to England they should be allowed to fondle the queen’s guards? Just because a guy doesn’t want some girl pawing at them doesn’t mean they’re gay. Maybe you should try thinking before you speak next time, and save yourself some embarrassment. Just a thought.
Well yeah he clearly was gay if he didn’t like a girl touching him. It’s not fair when guys don’t realize how lucky they are. I’d love for a girl to touch me like that.
Bob you would love for a girl to touch you like that because no one wants to since you’re a pig in a human body and most of the time anyone with the name bob is just a punk
Even if HE didn’t mind the pec-squeezing (I’m sure it gets old when tons of people do it daily trying to be funny. You’d be irked too if someone was squeezing your man-tiddies), it’s not something Disney allows. They want to keep things family friendly. A broad with a handful of a guy’s pecs playing like she’s at a nightclub is not going to fly with the helicopter parents. Plus the cast members are held liable for misconduct. Imagine how many people a day get too handsy. It’s probably even more frequent with the princesses.
i think happens more to male characters, the women are guarded like fort knox while the male characters are floating around wit the handsy women, they probably get groped at least 5 times a day without telling anyone, which is worse.
Don’t expect people to see the irony or facts behind your statement..everyone
is a victim these days. Should she have touched his chest,
no. Is this blown out of proportion – yes. Much ado about nothing.
Hey ding dong…what parte of “hes at work” dont you understand? Disney is ver y strict with guest/ cast member interacción. If he just stood there and absorbed it, he could lose his job because allowed it to happen in a family atmosphere.
He’s not gay, imbecile! Just because you obviously want a woman groping you, doesn’t mean all men do…plus there are kids there! Grow up! Keep that same energy if some man gropes your mom, sister or wife/girlfriend!
A tad prudish, in my opinion, but I can understand not letting thing get too “adult” at a family setting, though this strikes me as fairly innocuous behavior.
At least, as being a “face” actor (where their own face is visible), the cast member was able to handle the incident themselves. The other CMs that wear the heads (like Mickey) need their escorts to deal with people for them.
I watched this video clip numerous times and just think this whole thing is being way over blown. This young lady is obviously smitten with the Gaston character and just rested her hands on his chest as her picture was about to be taken. You can tell from her facial expressions that it was totally innocent. How many couple pictures have we seen where a woman rests her hands on a man’s chest or shoulder for a nice picture? Nobody bothered to get her side of the story. Until then, everybody should not be so quick to pass judgment on something that was probably just an innocent mistake.
Well said. Negativity is not necessary and this young lady is not a bad person nor is she apparently guilty of any intentional misdeed. She made a simple mistake and it was corrected. She, and we, can all learn a little, recognize the issues, and continue to learn, grow and change as appropriate.
It’s not sexual harassment, idiot. The Gaston actor was clearly gay because other guys like me would be so glad to have a woman touch us like that. It’s not sexual assault, it’s flirting. Idiot guys like him ruin it for others
If a man goes up to a woman and tries to grab her breast without her permission it’s sexual harassments. The same thing for women do it to a man. How is wrong or gay for a man to have morals or boundaries?
Perhaps you misunderstood. Sexual harassment is not OK. The issue is the concept of intent. Harassment implies intentional misdeed whereas my point is that the woman involved mistakenly did something wrong without intent to cause harm which is possibly negligent but not dastardly or evil. She was stopped, corrected and appropriately denied and sanctioned. So long as everyone learns and gains more understanding this incident requires no additional negativity nor punitive action.
What she did was not OK but the response and results are appropriate and the matter can probably be concluded.
So if I wanted to kiss Ariel on the cheek, ‘just in harmless fun’ is that okay, would the subsequent reactions be ‘blown out of proportion’?
Stop giving women an out in these scenarios. If it’s not okay to put your hands on a woman, it’s not okay to put your hands on a man. Period. Most normal guys don’t find it cute to have random women groping them.
Why is this an issue? And why can’t we just call it what it is? Gaston is a little over sensitive. It’s obvious she meant no harm. But now she must be publicly shamed?? Words are just words people, get out of your FEELINGS!! He was not harmed in any way, she was trying to have a fun time. Maybe he should pick a different profession,he’s a bit too delicate to work around people.If you were offended by this you are a moron. And if you are offended by the word moron you are part of today’s problem. Nobody owes you anything, or an apology, or a trophy cause you spew your feelings about what offends you all day. Toughen up buttercup,and do something good in life that is worth sharing an opinion..you cancel culture little crybabies..”OH!, I was so offended!!” I thought Gaston was a man, have y’all forgotten how a man is suppose to act? And no one cares about the time someone did this to you in some offshoot way. The story was about Gaston yelling at an innocent woman that invaded his space while he was the object of a photo shoot
Uh oh we got another republican in the chat that uses Facebook here’s the thing you can say it’s cancel culture or that people are too soft but military soldiers don’t want to be touched autistic people don’t like to be touched women don’t like to be touched what’s so wrong with a civilian man not wanting to be touched it’s his job to take pictures yes. But not to be groped up because “society” says we should let it happen you wanna be a “man” fine but a man fights for what he believes in and stands up for what is right please tell me where in your message you did this? You spread negativity it is all you will get if you spread patience humbleness and discipline maybe you wouldn’t have kill Biden as your name. Because all that does is show your lack of those three traits
I have seen other guests do the same things to characters and it was okay. They played along. I don’t get what she did wrong, though maybe she should have asked first. Usually the CM’s are great at playing along. I don’t even see what she did as all that sexual. It was just a pose for her picture.
Sorry, but this is dumb. She just felt his (fake) pecs. Muscles, people. She didn’t grab his groin or his butt, just playfully touched his muscles. This is a little ridiculous.
Wow! I can see why we still have a ton of lingering issues in the world. It’s 2021. Don’t touch anybody. ANYBODY. Without their permission.
Gentlemen’s Clubs have this exact rule, at least that’s what an acquaintance told me.
slightly different but i remember when i had a Marie plush and was holding it and was in line to meet Marie.
When it was my turn she almost ran up to me and hugged me so hard that i almost fell back.
it was Marie though so no harm done.
Like most videos posted these days, this only shows a snippet of what may have transpired. Who knows what the lady was doing prior to approaching Gaston. She may have been warned ahead of time and did her deed anyway. In any case, she still should not have touched him.
That looks staged. Also, I think it was just a mistake on her part. I’m sure he gets tired of that crap and it happens all the time. And it’s not just that…. He can’t allow a picture like that. I know you will all disagree here….. but he could’ve just said quietly…. Hey you can’t touch me duh instead of making a scene. Which is why I think it’s staged…… so this random guy could take the perfect video and it go viral to get the point across- either way- she shouldn’t have done that and he could’ve handled it better. My kids would’ve never noticed….. until the obnoxious man yelled “there’s children” drawing attention. Also, unprofessional on his part.
Either way you look at it, groping is groping. I find it sad that she gropes him and is asked to leave but in the story a man gropes Ariel and is arrested. Total double standards. Im sure that she didn’t mean anything by it, but as an adult you should know there is a time and place for everything, and at a Disney park, how many children saw that and followed by example thinking nothing was wrong with those actions? Maybe he felt hurt because he is married and found it disrespectful to his wife or husband? Either way, it’s just wrong how people still think it’s ok to have certain things done to one group of people, but then are angry when it happens to another group. It’s the old golden rule of “treat other the way you want to be treated”. This goes for everything, including racism. We are all the same, no matter what you have between your legs or the color of your skin.
If this had been the Belle character and a man had touched and squeezed her chest, would anyone think it was flirting? Of course not! It is not too ‘sensitive’ or being a ‘victim’ to expect simple respect for your person. We should not accept anything less.
She’s a hypocrite she wouldn’t want to be sexually harassed so she doesn’t have the right to do it to other people. And shes stupid Look at her in the second picture she acts Like she didn’t know what she was doing and acting Like she didn’t so anything wrong . how dumb of her. I’d ban stupid people Like her and the people who go for just a free shirt those people are petty and childish.
All she had to do is ask… Regardless of what you think his sexuality is, what you think of him as a human, he is making too big of a deal or whatever you decide about HIM. HER actions were inappropriate. When will people ever get it?? You cannot just do something to others for your own enjoyment regardless of how minute…all for a “selfie”…seems “selfish” doesn’t it?
I do wonder what the reaction would have been if the roles were reversed. If she would’ve been okay with it. If so, I wonder why…Was she not taught respect, was she disrespected and lost what the capacity to be respectful or her personality is just that she doesn’t know social boundaries. All will cause her hardships.. Hopefully it was just a bad error in judgement that was adequately corrected. 🤞
Yes everyone one should be treated the same and they should be respectful. We also need to take into consideration the Character he was playing don’t we? I mean Gaston is a ladies man all through the latest movie. Perhaps if the guy playing that part is that sensitive about that happening then maybe he should choose a different character to play. I think if it bothered him a simple ma’am please do not touch me like that and I’m sure she would comply. Being thrown out? That’s over played victimization and yes it does happen all the time. Sadly the old days of respect and move along are far gone. I guess make the Gaston character a Android robot and he would be just fine with it being programmed to play that Character.
So the women who play Cinderella should expect to be abused domestic servants? No, because it’s NOT REAL. The “character” he is portraying is entirely irrelevant.
No one seemed to notice that she tried to go in again with the pec hold a second time AFTER being told to leave. Also, why does someone have to be gay to not allow touching at their place of work, or anywhere for that matter? I don’t care who you are or where you are, if you don’t want to be touched anywhere on your body that is your choice, not anyone else. Let’s give the example of Dwayne Johnson, do you think he’s going to allow some random fan to cop a feel without permission? I seriously doubt it. Would that make him gay?
Excellent comment, every MAN I know is in complete agreement. The losers I see commenting on here make my shudder at the thought that these people are teaching our children! So sensitive it’s truly frightening! Have no idea what life is like outside their screens and keyboards, girls and women throughout my life have touched me this way and I always 100% loved it
Why are sooo many people hung up on sex, race, equity and feelings?
We should focus on love, family, being productive and safety. She should have just asked him first it is obvious to most that some men aren’t intimidated nor hurt by a woman enjoying him strong chest muscles, lol
This is long way out of proportion. I’m all for protecting cast members especially you wouldn’t want some guy doing this to a girl. But I thought what she did was pretty harmless and just in good fun.
That was not very respectful, but I imagine there was a stern response. Disney Cast Members deserve our respect for their personal space, even if it is Gaston… Is it worth 15 minutes of infamy?
It’s not Sexual harassment, it’s sexual assault.
She clearly grabs and then squeezes his chest.
If a man did this to one of the princesses, he’s leaving in handcuffs.
Comments for Disney Guest Harasses Gaston, He Immediately Forces Her to Leave
Victor Nazarian
Having been the victim of sexual misconduct, even assault, by women and men (I am a straight man) I think it’s important to mention that we deal with these issues too. I also think it’s needful for people to recognize a mistake of judgement vs. intentional harm. The motivations of the lady at Disney who apparently thought it was OK to paw at the costume, and the person, of the cast member are an important part of the issue. Even so, she almost certainly should have known better. An open discussion on these issues can be extremely helpful in working through these problems in society.
The cast members at Disney are putting themselves at risk when getting into costume and physically interacting with people they don’t know. That requires trust and good conduct by everyone involved. When that trust is damaged or broken, as in any trust situation, it hurts us all.
I respect and admire the cast member who handled the issue appropriately but I don’t feel the lady involved needs to be cast as a villain. She needs to understand, repair any issues she reasonably can and act correctly in the future, in my opinion. I believe she can actually be helpful in the future by promoting the recognition of issues and correcting problems so long as this is handled with care, knowledge and respect rather than anger and negativity.
Just my 2¢ worth.
TLip
I’ve never known a man whose been this bothered by having a woman touch him. Maybe annoyed. But never “hurt” by it. There just isn’t the same intimidation factor as you get when a man makes unwanted contact with a woman.
Shape
Um no he can be upset and hurt that a stranger is touching him regardless of gender. Everyone deserves respect and body autonomy
K.E
I agree. Makes me sick that there double standards, humans don’t like unwanted advancements, we see it as disgusting when a man gropes a woman bit think its cute when women grope on men or hit on them. We would not find it cute or interesting if a man walked up to a female Disney character and started hitting on her, Don’t do it to male Disney characters!!!
Rupert
No one is saying they can’t be “hurt and upset”…but like TLip, I too have never known a guy who would feel intimidated by a girl groping him.
Matt
Disney isn’t going to like seeing that their cast members are allowing the guests to feel them up. Even if Gaston didn’t mind, he could lose his job for not discouraging guests for being “provocative.” It sets a bad example. It would be just as bad to see someone kidding around like that with Ariel or Mulan or something. Parents don’t want their kids to see a guest feeling up a cast member.
Not only that but, it’s Gaston, the brawny beefcake character. He probably gets felt up all the time without expecting it or maybe not wanting to be touched. It probably is something that gets old fast.
Victor Nazarian
I’ll paint you a simple picture, I wear a kilt marching with a pipe band in a Mardi Gras parade and I’ve had fingernail scratches on ‘bits’.
I don’t mind a woman’s touch (quite the opposite) but it can get out of hand and it can be hurtful.
SirStephenH
They may not say anything about it because you and society says they should be fine with being fondled by strangers but it does actually make plenty of men uncomfortable.
Lance
Lol, sure it does, incel
Jamyson Harris
So, men are incels if they don’t want unwanted touch, but women are victims if they don’t want unwanted touch? Why are you people so hypocritical?
Bob
The Gaston actor was clearly gay. Any other guy would be so happy to have a woman touch him. Idiots like.him.ruon it for the rest of us. It’s not “sexual assault” it’s flirting and he’s lucky.
Jamyson Harris
No, consent goes women too. Women still need consent to touch a man, no means no for women too.
Jen Bryant
He’s not gay, imbecile! Just because you obviously want a woman groping you, doesn’t mean all men do…plus there are kids there! Grow up! Keep that same energy if some man gropes your mom, sister or wife/girlfriend!
Lance
Exactly. Unfortunately, in the woke era of snowflakes melting down, nothing is ok. You even have clowns equating what she did with rape. Grow ul
Jay
Bro you’re wrong I’m a straight male and if I don’t say it don’t touch me some people just don’t like to be messed with especially while they are at work. You want to call people snowflakes because they don’t want to be messed with by that standard our military is filled with snowflakes. Use facts not personal opinions because I’ll be the first to say it no one cares about your opinion.
John
So, going by your skewed logic, it’s OK for women to touch random men however they want because there isn’t the same ‘intimidation factor’ as you put it.
EKW
Well I think that is the beauty of this day and age.. we realize that men have the same feelings as women! Always have. Statically men have died from stress related illness much more than women. Not to mention suicide deaths are much higher in males than females.
Dj
No quite the opposite. It’s just as bad or worse if it’s a girl doing it. Because people won’t believe you, or be sickening like you and condone it.
Em
It doesn’t matter whether or not you’ve known a man who was bothered by it. Men and women both have the right to choose whether or not someone may touch them and how. Also, this is a a children’s theme park. Even if he were ok with it, it’s still incredibly inappropriate for the children watching.
Bob
It’s not fair though. I wish a woman would touch me like that. I’d be so glad, ugh. I always get upset when all these guys don’t see how lucky they are
Jamyson Harris
Why not have a little self respect for yourself and set boundaries, instead?
John
You’re being sexist to her for not holding her accountable for what would be considered sexual assault if a man did this to a random woman. When women commit the same crimes as men, all manner of excuses are used in their favour to explain away what they have done; however, men aren’t afforded such a Get Out of Jail Free card.
KDC
It really depends on the person, some people are very sensitive with touch but that shouldn’t keep them from enjoying a role like this guy has, if he lets someone touch him, that is his right.
Alton
People MUST re-learn the concept of RESPECT. Everyone deserves respect and it should not have to be taught to an adult.
steve
wait – so a guest playfully touches a character that generates profits for a multi-national corporation by acting like a male chauvinist… and she gets ejected? Actor probably was gay
Penelope
Yes. Sexual harassment is never OK. Man OR woman. Respect is Paramount. Just because he’s at work, he should tolerate this disrespect? Nope.
Penelope
And your gay comment says a lit about who you are. Trash.
Bill
Did you really just say that? By your logic, then, if someone goes to England they should be allowed to fondle the queen’s guards? Just because a guy doesn’t want some girl pawing at them doesn’t mean they’re gay. Maybe you should try thinking before you speak next time, and save yourself some embarrassment. Just a thought.
TLip
The queen’s guards “behave like male chauvinists”?
J.B
“Actor probably was gay.”
That’s just hateful and ignorant. Not a single person is going to care about your opinion or what you say now.
Bob
Well yeah he clearly was gay if he didn’t like a girl touching him. It’s not fair when guys don’t realize how lucky they are. I’d love for a girl to touch me like that.
Chris Kinney
Says the troll posting the exact same thing twice someone will engage.
Jay
Bob you would love for a girl to touch you like that because no one wants to since you’re a pig in a human body and most of the time anyone with the name bob is just a punk
Matt
Even if HE didn’t mind the pec-squeezing (I’m sure it gets old when tons of people do it daily trying to be funny. You’d be irked too if someone was squeezing your man-tiddies), it’s not something Disney allows. They want to keep things family friendly. A broad with a handful of a guy’s pecs playing like she’s at a nightclub is not going to fly with the helicopter parents. Plus the cast members are held liable for misconduct. Imagine how many people a day get too handsy. It’s probably even more frequent with the princesses.
Reality
i think happens more to male characters, the women are guarded like fort knox while the male characters are floating around wit the handsy women, they probably get groped at least 5 times a day without telling anyone, which is worse.
bbbb
Don’t expect people to see the irony or facts behind your statement..everyone
is a victim these days. Should she have touched his chest,
no. Is this blown out of proportion – yes. Much ado about nothing.
Kamm
Agree, 100%
Tshark
Hey ding dong…what parte of “hes at work” dont you understand? Disney is ver y strict with guest/ cast member interacción. If he just stood there and absorbed it, he could lose his job because allowed it to happen in a family atmosphere.
Jen Bryant
He’s not gay, imbecile! Just because you obviously want a woman groping you, doesn’t mean all men do…plus there are kids there! Grow up! Keep that same energy if some man gropes your mom, sister or wife/girlfriend!
Ray
A tad prudish, in my opinion, but I can understand not letting thing get too “adult” at a family setting, though this strikes me as fairly innocuous behavior.
Jason
You think that move would have been okay if it were Ariel or Belle?
If it’s not okay that a stranger touches your daughter, it’s not okay if a stranger touches your son.
SirStephenH
In that case they would have been charged with assault. I’m tired of the double standards.
Nick
You’re wrong. There’s such a thing as a code of conduct which this person obviously violated.
Stephen
At least, as being a “face” actor (where their own face is visible), the cast member was able to handle the incident themselves. The other CMs that wear the heads (like Mickey) need their escorts to deal with people for them.
Jim
I watched this video clip numerous times and just think this whole thing is being way over blown. This young lady is obviously smitten with the Gaston character and just rested her hands on his chest as her picture was about to be taken. You can tell from her facial expressions that it was totally innocent. How many couple pictures have we seen where a woman rests her hands on a man’s chest or shoulder for a nice picture? Nobody bothered to get her side of the story. Until then, everybody should not be so quick to pass judgment on something that was probably just an innocent mistake.
Victor Nazarian
Well said. Negativity is not necessary and this young lady is not a bad person nor is she apparently guilty of any intentional misdeed. She made a simple mistake and it was corrected. She, and we, can all learn a little, recognize the issues, and continue to learn, grow and change as appropriate.
Christophe Jergales
This. Sexual harassment is okay if it is a woman assaulting a man.
/s You two are a couple of idiots.
SirStephenH
Exactly this.
Bob
It’s not sexual harassment, idiot. The Gaston actor was clearly gay because other guys like me would be so glad to have a woman touch us like that. It’s not sexual assault, it’s flirting. Idiot guys like him ruin it for others
Jamyson Harris
If a man goes up to a woman and tries to grab her breast without her permission it’s sexual harassments. The same thing for women do it to a man. How is wrong or gay for a man to have morals or boundaries?
Victor Nazarian
Perhaps you misunderstood. Sexual harassment is not OK. The issue is the concept of intent. Harassment implies intentional misdeed whereas my point is that the woman involved mistakenly did something wrong without intent to cause harm which is possibly negligent but not dastardly or evil. She was stopped, corrected and appropriately denied and sanctioned. So long as everyone learns and gains more understanding this incident requires no additional negativity nor punitive action.
What she did was not OK but the response and results are appropriate and the matter can probably be concluded.
Nathan Myers
So if I wanted to kiss Ariel on the cheek, ‘just in harmless fun’ is that okay, would the subsequent reactions be ‘blown out of proportion’?
Stop giving women an out in these scenarios. If it’s not okay to put your hands on a woman, it’s not okay to put your hands on a man. Period. Most normal guys don’t find it cute to have random women groping them.
M.W
Why is this an issue? And why can’t we just call it what it is? Gaston is a little over sensitive. It’s obvious she meant no harm. But now she must be publicly shamed?? Words are just words people, get out of your FEELINGS!! He was not harmed in any way, she was trying to have a fun time. Maybe he should pick a different profession,he’s a bit too delicate to work around people.If you were offended by this you are a moron. And if you are offended by the word moron you are part of today’s problem. Nobody owes you anything, or an apology, or a trophy cause you spew your feelings about what offends you all day. Toughen up buttercup,and do something good in life that is worth sharing an opinion..you cancel culture little crybabies..”OH!, I was so offended!!” I thought Gaston was a man, have y’all forgotten how a man is suppose to act? And no one cares about the time someone did this to you in some offshoot way. The story was about Gaston yelling at an innocent woman that invaded his space while he was the object of a photo shoot
YourDad
You cry alot about having to follow rules, stop whining and strap that mask up and get your shot. Now shut up little guy
Wes
You seem to be the one offended by his desire to have personal space and control over his own body.
Jay
Uh oh we got another republican in the chat that uses Facebook here’s the thing you can say it’s cancel culture or that people are too soft but military soldiers don’t want to be touched autistic people don’t like to be touched women don’t like to be touched what’s so wrong with a civilian man not wanting to be touched it’s his job to take pictures yes. But not to be groped up because “society” says we should let it happen you wanna be a “man” fine but a man fights for what he believes in and stands up for what is right please tell me where in your message you did this? You spread negativity it is all you will get if you spread patience humbleness and discipline maybe you wouldn’t have kill Biden as your name. Because all that does is show your lack of those three traits
Toad
I have seen other guests do the same things to characters and it was okay. They played along. I don’t get what she did wrong, though maybe she should have asked first. Usually the CM’s are great at playing along. I don’t even see what she did as all that sexual. It was just a pose for her picture.
YourDisapointedFather
So you would see no issue if a 22 year old guy did this same exact thing to cinderella? Thats what I thought
Michael
Sorry, but this is dumb. She just felt his (fake) pecs. Muscles, people. She didn’t grab his groin or his butt, just playfully touched his muscles. This is a little ridiculous.
Wes
I hate to be the one to break it to you, but your butt is muscle.
Tlaw
Time for Gaston to undergo the Roger Rabbit adjustment (as did Jessica).
That, or we vote for Gaston to be the head of Disney’s Board of Directors and make Chepak go away…..
THX1138
As a specimen yes I’m intimidating
Sharn
This is old. Gaston is not meeting guests during the pandemic.
Gary Venrooy
Maybe Disney should quit encouraging it. If you’ve seen the movie, then you know that women are hanging all over him during his musical scene.
Common Sense
Best comment here. No brainer.
Bob
Wow! I can see why we still have a ton of lingering issues in the world. It’s 2021. Don’t touch anybody. ANYBODY. Without their permission.
Gentlemen’s Clubs have this exact rule, at least that’s what an acquaintance told me.
julie
slightly different but i remember when i had a Marie plush and was holding it and was in line to meet Marie.
When it was my turn she almost ran up to me and hugged me so hard that i almost fell back.
it was Marie though so no harm done.
Mickeymouse3
Like most videos posted these days, this only shows a snippet of what may have transpired. Who knows what the lady was doing prior to approaching Gaston. She may have been warned ahead of time and did her deed anyway. In any case, she still should not have touched him.
Stacy
That looks staged. Also, I think it was just a mistake on her part. I’m sure he gets tired of that crap and it happens all the time. And it’s not just that…. He can’t allow a picture like that. I know you will all disagree here….. but he could’ve just said quietly…. Hey you can’t touch me duh instead of making a scene. Which is why I think it’s staged…… so this random guy could take the perfect video and it go viral to get the point across- either way- she shouldn’t have done that and he could’ve handled it better. My kids would’ve never noticed….. until the obnoxious man yelled “there’s children” drawing attention. Also, unprofessional on his part.
Wes
We’ll see how you feel about it if it’s ever one of your kids.
Luke
Either way you look at it, groping is groping. I find it sad that she gropes him and is asked to leave but in the story a man gropes Ariel and is arrested. Total double standards. Im sure that she didn’t mean anything by it, but as an adult you should know there is a time and place for everything, and at a Disney park, how many children saw that and followed by example thinking nothing was wrong with those actions? Maybe he felt hurt because he is married and found it disrespectful to his wife or husband? Either way, it’s just wrong how people still think it’s ok to have certain things done to one group of people, but then are angry when it happens to another group. It’s the old golden rule of “treat other the way you want to be treated”. This goes for everything, including racism. We are all the same, no matter what you have between your legs or the color of your skin.
Frenchie L'Noir
They should’ve banned her,I don’t care about her feelings she needs to go and never be allowed into any disney parks EVER AGAIN!!!!!
Wes
She should have been arrested like the guy in 2019.
Donald Boell
LMAO. Society has become overly sensitized to everything. Victim mentality. People need to pull their heads out.
Wes
I hope you never get sexually harassed.
CJA
If this had been the Belle character and a man had touched and squeezed her chest, would anyone think it was flirting? Of course not! It is not too ‘sensitive’ or being a ‘victim’ to expect simple respect for your person. We should not accept anything less.
Ro
She’s a hypocrite she wouldn’t want to be sexually harassed so she doesn’t have the right to do it to other people. And shes stupid Look at her in the second picture she acts Like she didn’t know what she was doing and acting Like she didn’t so anything wrong . how dumb of her. I’d ban stupid people Like her and the people who go for just a free shirt those people are petty and childish.
Kylina
All she had to do is ask… Regardless of what you think his sexuality is, what you think of him as a human, he is making too big of a deal or whatever you decide about HIM. HER actions were inappropriate. When will people ever get it?? You cannot just do something to others for your own enjoyment regardless of how minute…all for a “selfie”…seems “selfish” doesn’t it?
I do wonder what the reaction would have been if the roles were reversed. If she would’ve been okay with it. If so, I wonder why…Was she not taught respect, was she disrespected and lost what the capacity to be respectful or her personality is just that she doesn’t know social boundaries. All will cause her hardships.. Hopefully it was just a bad error in judgement that was adequately corrected. 🤞
Wes
We already know what the reaction would be. A guy was arrested in 2019 for groping a female employee. It’s in the story.
Nate
Yes everyone one should be treated the same and they should be respectful. We also need to take into consideration the Character he was playing don’t we? I mean Gaston is a ladies man all through the latest movie. Perhaps if the guy playing that part is that sensitive about that happening then maybe he should choose a different character to play. I think if it bothered him a simple ma’am please do not touch me like that and I’m sure she would comply. Being thrown out? That’s over played victimization and yes it does happen all the time. Sadly the old days of respect and move along are far gone. I guess make the Gaston character a Android robot and he would be just fine with it being programmed to play that Character.
Wes
So the women who play Cinderella should expect to be abused domestic servants? No, because it’s NOT REAL. The “character” he is portraying is entirely irrelevant.
Janice
No one seemed to notice that she tried to go in again with the pec hold a second time AFTER being told to leave. Also, why does someone have to be gay to not allow touching at their place of work, or anywhere for that matter? I don’t care who you are or where you are, if you don’t want to be touched anywhere on your body that is your choice, not anyone else. Let’s give the example of Dwayne Johnson, do you think he’s going to allow some random fan to cop a feel without permission? I seriously doubt it. Would that make him gay?
Roman
Excellent comment, every MAN I know is in complete agreement. The losers I see commenting on here make my shudder at the thought that these people are teaching our children! So sensitive it’s truly frightening! Have no idea what life is like outside their screens and keyboards, girls and women throughout my life have touched me this way and I always 100% loved it
Wes
Man gropes Ariel in 2019 and gets arrested… woman gropes Gaston in 2021 and gets told to walk away. Definitely equitable.
ClintonBretPerry
Why are sooo many people hung up on sex, race, equity and feelings?
We should focus on love, family, being productive and safety. She should have just asked him first it is obvious to most that some men aren’t intimidated nor hurt by a woman enjoying him strong chest muscles, lol
ClintonBretPerry
Right on brother!!!
Jefe
This is long way out of proportion. I’m all for protecting cast members especially you wouldn’t want some guy doing this to a girl. But I thought what she did was pretty harmless and just in good fun.
KDC
That was not very respectful, but I imagine there was a stern response. Disney Cast Members deserve our respect for their personal space, even if it is Gaston… Is it worth 15 minutes of infamy?
Joe
It’s not Sexual harassment, it’s sexual assault.
She clearly grabs and then squeezes his chest.
If a man did this to one of the princesses, he’s leaving in handcuffs.
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