New Yorkers have seen it all, from subway performers to commuters dressed like it’s Fashion Week, but one woman’s attempt at a fun Taylor Swift-inspired TikTok ended with an unexpected guest star who turned her video into pure chaos. What was supposed to be a cute, carefree dance moment to Swift’s The Fate of Ophelia turned into yet another case of public pettiness caught on camera.
The woman, who posts on TikTok under the handle @laydayallday, was simply vibing. Wearing an all-black outfit and joined by her adorable dog, she decided to film a short video while waiting for her train in New York. The idea was innocent enough, just her grooving along to a song from Taylor’s latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, which has taken social media by storm. Unfortunately, not everyone can handle someone else enjoying themselves in peace.
Before hitting record, the New York TikToker did the polite thing. She asked both men standing behind her if they were okay with being in the video. Both reportedly said yes. But once the music started, one of the men instantly changed his tune. The second she began dancing, he raised both middle fingers high in the air, proudly flipping off the camera while standing right behind her.
New York Man Ruins Woman’s Taylor Swift TikTok
It’s the kind of immature behavior you might expect from a teenager trying to be funny, but this man looked old enough to know better. Still, instead of letting him ruin her vibe, the woman laughed it off and even responded with a cheeky middle finger of her own. That should’ve been the end of it. A quick, awkward moment turned into a lighthearted blooper. But no, this subway male Karen wasn’t finished.
The man decided to double down on the rudeness by stepping closer to the woman and practically shoving his hands still in the middle finger salute right next to her face so that the camera couldn’t miss him. Talk about commitment to being obnoxious.
Maybe he wasn’t a Taylor Swift fan, or maybe he just couldn’t stand seeing someone else have fun. Either way, his attention-seeking move didn’t have the effect he probably hoped for. Instead of embarrassing the woman, he made himself look ridiculous and helped her video blow up in the process.
TikTok Calls Out Rude Subway Man
TikTok users were quick to call him out, with many praising the woman for keeping her cool and refusing to let his childish antics kill her vibe. As one commenter put it, “She handled that like a queen. He just made himself the villain in her story.”
In true New York fashion, the woman shrugged off the negativity, laughed, and carried on because that’s what you do in a city where everyone’s got somewhere to be and something to say. And if the subway grinch thought he could ruin her Taylor Swift moment, he clearly underestimated both the power of TikTok and the resilience of a New Yorker just trying to dance to her favorite song.
At the end of the day, her video stands as a little reminder that not even the biggest in New York can stop someone from living their main-character moment, especially when Taylor Swift is on the playlist.
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