‘It’s not your f*cking body’ Band frontman calls out groper in crowd
It's a sad truth. but the vast majority of women have found themselves in a position where they were unable to physically stop someone from inappropriately touching their body.
Whether it was because your hands were full carrying drinks or because the offending individual managed to slip away in a crowd, most of us have been touched without our permission, and given the circumstances, unable to do anything about it.
Having witnessed this first-hand during a recent concert in Holland, Architects frontman, Sam Carter, felt compelled to speak out, and condemn the actions of a man in his audience.
From the stage at the Lowlands Festival in Amsterdam, Sam spoke mid-set to explain that he was unsure whether to broach the topic, but ultimately felt that he couldn't continue until he had addressed what he had seen take place in the crowd.
The Brighton-based musician explained that he had seen a woman crowd-surfing when a fellow music fan chose to grope her when she was unable to defend herself.
'So, i've been going over in my f*cking mind about whether I should say something about what I saw during that last song….' @Architectsuk pic.twitter.com/zm5L4zlXpw
— NPO 3FM (@3FM) August 18, 2017
"I've been going over in my f*cking mind about whether I should say something or not about what I just saw in that last song. And, do you know what, I am going to say it," Sam shouted from the stage.
"I saw a girl, a woman, crowd-surfing over here. I'm not going to point out who but I saw you grab at her boob," he continued.
Clearly furious on behalf of the woman, Sam shouted: "It is not your f*cking body. It is not your f*cking body, and you do not f*cking grab at someone. Not at my f*cking show."
Footage of Sam's response to the appalling incident has been uploaded to Twitter, with many social media users taking the opportunity to praise the singer for his condemnation.
"Thank you for saying something, it makes me so happy to see that people are talking about this issue instead of ignoring it," wrote one
"I started sneaking into shows in high school and have seen countless bands.This is the FIRST I've heard a band call out this obvious problem," added another.
"Thank you. It's so important that bands make it clear that they will not tolerate abuse at their gigs," remarked another Twitter user.
