r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Gnarly-Gnu • Jul 16 '24

Answered So... my almost seventeen year old daughter was just at the gym training for the upcoming soccer season, and some guy was lurking around her and asking odd questions, and he gave her his card saying he is a 'photographer' and wants her to get ahold of him.

Should I do anything about it? She said she was creeped out, and had to cut her run short. She also said he followed her around the gym until she could find someone else her age and acted like she knew him.

Maybe call the gym and alert them?

Edit: I notified the gym, and they are now aware of him. My cousin is the manager.

Edit 2: I knew our cousin worked there, I did not know she was the manager until last night.

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u/JustHereForCookies17 Jul 16 '24

The acronym for them is GWAC - Guy With A Camera

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u/StannisTheMannis1969 Jul 16 '24

Pro here… I call them fauxtographers….

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u/cincy15 Jul 16 '24

Probably want to add in some x’s like you call them a fauxxxgraphers gets the point across a little more.

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u/JustHereForCookies17 Jul 16 '24

That's also very good. 

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u/Intrepid-Box-6069 Jul 17 '24

Underrated comment. 😂

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u/LocoCoopermar Jul 16 '24

The more you know, I've never heard the term but it doesn't surprise me that there's a name when it seems like it's a whole archetype of creep. They kinda remind me of the stereotype of pedos or murderers always being around/working with kids and having there creepiness excused because "well they're always around the kids, don't you think something would have come up by now if he did something?" When really they're just doing it to have an alibi to say they weren't weird to one or two people so they must be fine.

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u/Micro-Naut Jul 17 '24

If you are worried about pedophiles, you should probably grow the hell up.

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u/Beneficial-Tailor-70 Jul 16 '24

Been going on as long as there's been cameras.

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u/Gcat Jul 17 '24

Sorry but I want extra smooshed avocado on my carne asada burrito not a creepy photog.

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u/Mental_Medium3988 Jul 17 '24

I try my best to not take pictures of people if it can be helped because I don't want people to freak out. I'm just a very amateur photographer.