BloatedGuppy said:
Eh. You're reaching. I watched the clip. The tone, the body language, it all demonstrated exhaustion, not anger. Suggesting someone is acting 12 years old does not, IMO, constitute "abuse". Particularly when the accusation is somewhat merited.
We live in a world in which complimenting a woman is seen as abuse by some people. I will admit it's difficult to really define it. Mars said it was abuse, you're saying it's not. It seems more a matter of opinion, honestly.
Pluvia said:
Don't worry you don't see that claim happen on video, or even her ripped up sign.
The worst thing that happens to her that we see on video is, after Southern goes on a shouty rant that isn't related to what the girl approached her about, the girl says "So you're sounding a little bit like a 12 year old because this is irrelevant" and then the video cuts before the girl can continue speaking.
Actually, if you refer to 5:35 in the video, Southern claims that her sign was ripped.
Now, it's just a claim, and if you think she's lying, that's fine. But, much in the same way Southern going on a shouty rant wasn't relevant to what the black girl was saying, it's also completely irrelevant to what we're talking about.
Person 1: "My Sign got ripped, I got verbally abused and my cameraman got pushed."
Person 2: "What'd you expect?"
Person 3: "IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON VIDEO, SO IT'S NOT REAL."
The "victim blaming" that Person 2 does is not absolved by one of their claims not being caught on camera, nor your disagreement with one of their claims.
Now, Mars has admitted they didn't watch the video entirely, and thus claiming "What'd you expect?" was perhaps a bit premature when they didn't know what exactly went down, or at least is claimed to have.