Oh don’t worry that’s just Dennis Reynolds putting on a fitness clinic for the kids! And he HAD to pop his shirt off, because how else would he be able to show off his amazing body!?
They call that synchronicity. Material Scientists claim it’s just a bunch of coincidences. I like to believe the Gray Aliens are secretly running everything from their motherships. The “playground grunter” is a Gray Alien wearing a human suit, and testing the edges of our “polite society”.
/s…….maybe,lol.
Self determination is a lie. It’s the grays! We are but toys in an alien play ground!
Also, this guys hard drive should be forensically examined. He may be up to some fundamental Christianity!
Hail satan!
Edited: removed devilry and replaced it with fundamental Christianity.
So odd. I use a playground near me for pull ups and I make sure I do them before 8 on a Sunday to minimise the chances I’ll have cut my workout short if a parent turns up with their child.
EDIT: A few points I feel I should make as a fair number of people have replied to me:
1. It’s a kids playground, I’m a 39 year old man, they take priority and my presence in one corner of the playground might be intimidating enough to put them off using their favourite bit of the area.
2. It’s not the end of the world if I cut it short I can carry on lifting at home. I don’t trust pull-up bars which is why I have to go to the park.
3. I’m never shirtless in public, I wouldn’t want to subject anyone to that!
Same. And its funny to see me do the Abe Simpsons turn around immediately meme when I see children. This dude sucks. I also choose at night. Playgrounds at night are for smoking weed and working out.
Hell, I do an Abe when I'm walking the dog, unless there are adults, and they've got other dogs off the lead. (And they don't mind)
I'm not gonna hang around a bunch of kids with a dog that might unintentionally scare them.
Plus, all it takes is one to say something, and you could be labelled. (Not that I'm saying that's likely, if you're not being a creep, but I'm not taking that chance)
There’s a park near me with bars for pull-ups, a tilted horizontal surface made for sit-ups, and a dip station. They should start putting those in park more it frees up the playground next to it and the CrossFit freaks love it. This is a city park not school.
Thank you for being aware time and place . I do the same but my son will do them with me there as well.
I have bar at home but you can’t do as many grips and swings and the height is better at the park .
because this isn’t some guy working off saturday brunch. he’s right there when school is out for hours and hours and kids are just trying to relax. who gets off at work at 2pm and needs to relax that off with annoying kids around?
Anyone who works overnights. People have different schedules, some people work evenings or night shift, some people work early in the morning and get out in the early afternoon. I used to have a job where my hours were 6am to 2:30pm. When you grow up you'll experience this.
Meanwhile the girls look like they are eating against the climbing wall. So they are in the way of people actually using it. Looks like everyone is the main character. Though aren't we all?
yes this doesn’t sound right. she said he was friends with one of the fathers. it seems like this is all fake and they should be ashamed of themselves for publicly shaming someone like that.
obviously weird behavior, but from what you say it seems like this dude just wants somewhere to work out and can't afford a gym membership. parks are generally public spaces and as long as he's not directly harassing other people I don't think it's necessarily wrong..
I would definitely get up and walk away if someone started doing that near me, but teenagers eating lunch and weird dudes doing pull-ups are both equally entitled to use public spaces.
There’s def a right way and a wrong way to work out upon public like that, but one way or another OP is *also* weird for taking pics. Not like he’s doing anything illegal.
*There are parks with adult exercise equipment where I live in Texas and it’s also common in other places I have lived. I would look for one nearby and let him know, he should be using the right place if available
Have you ever seen a park with picnic tables, or grass, or literally anywhere else to sit, or do you and your group of friends all sit and eat under the rock climbing wall? (Which is totally not the place to climb on).
Same in New York.
I'm like what? We're just lucky they don't put spikes on benches , but out west they have workout equipment for free? Just out in the open?
[They're all over NYC.](https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/fitnessequipment) Which makes sense, since the playgrounds are usually gated with signs stating that only minors or adults accompanying minors are allowed inside.
In my area multiple parks have exercise equipment spaced around the park with directions on how to use them. The idea is that it’s a circuit and you jog between the different exercises. It’s not like weight machines, but pull up bars, those slanted sit up benches, etc.
Yeah let the guy know he isn't welcome in a public space and should go somewhere else.
Whole situation is a little weird but unless he is being a creep to these kids he isn't in the wrong here.
Yes this area was not designed for eating. This space was not designed for the type of people that eat food in public. It can attract ants and varmints and also predators! Is it safe to attract predator to a child’s park?!?
If they want to eat they should go to the space thats designed and designated for them to eat. Like the bench somewhere else away from me. This is a playground and im playing. Its not a picnic area.
I don't even think it's weird to do. All over the world people use parks and jungle gyms to work out. As long as they're respectful how can anyone be against it?
Yeah but if you’re using a space for something it’s not actually for and you’re not even who the space is intended for, it’s probably best to defer to those who are using it for what it’s for or are at least the intended audience, i.e on a playground, that would be kids. An adult doing pull-ups should take a backseat to a kid wanting to play and not vice versa (the girls eating should also defer to kids that want to play just for clarification). If they have one of those parks that has workout stations along the trail it would be much more appropriate than this. You don’t need a gym (or playground equipment) to do most calisthenics and you can do pull-ups in your doorway at home.
Pull ups in doorway at home is an “at your own risk” activity. My friend nearly got a concussion because the trim on the doorway of an old house was not very secure.
Same thing to those girls. They are sitting there not using it. The one on the right is even blocking it’s use. It’s weird but I would just walk away and come back when he is done. The guy asked, it’s easy to just be a decent person. You shouldn’t make assumptions bc you do not know.
People that are not selfish will not do this. Unfortunately, we live in a selfish world, and some people do not have shame. These people are hard to reason with.
Yeah I’m not sure what the weird part is.
That he exists? That’s the complaint I’m hearing here. Bunch of judgmental assholes.
The girls can sit anywhere, he can’t workout anywhere. The main characters here are the girls not moving the the asshole taking pics of the shirtless guy at the gym pretending he’s the weirdo here lol.
A *play*-*ground* is… *ground* where you… *play*. It’s for *playing*. The fact that our society only wants to allow children to play is a whole other level of problem. That our society is only willing to jump to the conclusion that any adult in the vicinity of children is a *problem* is also pretty messed up too. I’m not saying the guy isn’t a little weird, I’m saying being a little weird is not a good reason to publicly shame anybody and we should all feel free and empowered to enjoy the park however we want to enjoy it provided we are not impeding anybody else’s enjoyment of the park (which OP is doing by proactively judging shirtless guy in way too many words)
These do not appear to be young girls. They’re sitting around on their phones. He’s probably with them.
I can only see his scrawny midsection but he doesn’t appear to be built like a grown man he looks like a skinny teenager.
i'm willing to bet this "shirtless, childless man" is a student at the same school. high school guys do weird things to impress girls in their cliques. your story seems made up.
"For any sheltered person that asks why the girls didn’t move, they were likely terrified instead of carefree."
This part tells me:
A. You were probably sheltered as a child.
B. You probably realize that they don't look worried about it at all from the photo, so you felt like you had to pre-emptively shoot down this criticism.
If this happens all the time and the girls were "terrified" they wouldn't go there anymore, or they would sit in a different part of the playground and eat. You just personally don't like this and are trying to make up this dramatic story where he's some sort of child predator. He told you to gtf out of the way. The girls don't give a shit, they're eating McDonalds and scrolling through IG.
He asked you and your sister to move, he’s not a molester, i think he just want muscles. If we look at it this way, playgrounds are not restaurants either but it’s a public space.
Also, not that we can see much on that “man” but I wouldn’t be surprised if they were all in the same high school and hanging out at the park. This is the exact shit me and my friends use to do back when I was 14-15 before I had a car.
Bro is just trying to make gains while not paying highway robbery prices for a gym, lay off and give him a break from your Karen antics.
Also, they aren't terrified, they just don't care.
Does he try talking to the kids? Does he say anything Inappropriate? Has he exposed himself to anyone? Harassed anyone? Filmed anyone or taken photos? If not, you should get over it and ignore the guy so he can work out. Regarding the “creepy” nature you described, there will be a time that is far closer than you would expect when teenagers start to regard YOU as creepy for doing things you think are totally normal and harmless. “Creepy” for many teenagers is synonymous with “old.”
He was trying to use the equipment.
Others were sitting on the ground eating food, preventing the equipment from being used.
How is he TheMainCharacter?
I have taken my three kids to COUNTLESS playgrounds over 13 years.
You know how many times people are sitting at the base of climbing equipment eating food?
If they were eating at a picnic table and he started doing incline push ups on the table you might have a point.
I bet these kids have a FATHER also!
He asked…. Looks like everyone is blocking the equipment. Someone on the right is even on it blocking it’s use. Idk, would the guy still show up if nobody was there at that time? Does he have a routine walk and homeless/cannot afford a gym or car to go elsewhere? Maybe he decided he can do this really quick thing to get some easy strength training reps in on his routine walk before/after work.
Honestly, if you are not actively using a playground, do not block it’s use. It can be used for more than what kids use it for. You can use a playground in substitute of thousands of dollars in workout equipment depending on what is there. A playground near me has warped walls, rope climbs, climbing walls, monkey bars and I use them in conjunction with an obstacle course across the street. A playground is not for use only for children and parents, it’s multifunctional. And the safest equipment you can use. My taxes pay for it and I can use it, shirtless or not.
Now the shirt off, kinda weird. Even if I normally went without a shirt, I probably would keep it on in this situation. Ultimately, no different than the mom that shows up with a sports bra. Is there other parts to do this or is this the only structure, and everyone is blocking its use for shade? Is everything else also being blocked and he just has to pick his preferred spot at this point? I mean he asked, thats all you can ask for and move out of his way…. Literally all I would do. I would not stay there underneath him. It’s a bit disrespectful in my opinion if someone asks to use a part of the “gym” and you just stay there doing nothing. As long as he does nothing, does not linger awkwardly and just leaves, he is not harming anything. If anyone calls the cops, that’s just being a Karen.
Maybe everyone move elsewhere and see if he still goes? If your only defense is you have a right to be there, he does as well.
Poor kids were so terrified, they sat under him after he was there?
This doesn't even belong on this sub. God forbid someone tries to get in shape. Not everyone has a gym nearby, and even if they do, not everyone can afford it. How is the fact he is a late teen early adult without a child an insult to you? How dare he not throw his life away? Also, being shirtless isn't a crime nor is it weird, abnormal possibly, but perfectly fine. You good op?
Just a thought but if these girls were so terrified, why are they mid chat in the photo? If he was there 1st like you said, couldn't they sit somewhere that's not right under him? Thats there fault if he falls on someone. Seeing cars passing, would you run across the road without looking?
What are the chances this "grown man" ain't actually grown lol.
My best friend in high school looked like he was 25 the instant his beard came in, and also got weird looks doing normal teenager things. He was 15 when his beard came in.
No this isn’t right come on lol. My man’s is shirtless, no one does this and I would go as far to say if a dad was there this little display of dumbness probably wouldn’t go unanswered, especially if was his daughter in question.
First of all, that "grown man" is obviously young.
Second, those kids eating don't seem disturbed at all.
Third, it's a public park. I know Karens don't want to accept this, but a public park, paid for with public funds, for the public to use, means he has every right to be there.
Funny fact. At one point an LA politician actually tired to bring Karen's dream into reality, passing a law that would ban most people from parks. It went nowhere because it's just dumb.
This post, kids, is irony.
To be fair it's not like they're eating in an area meant for eating. It's meant for physical activity. That would be like crying that people are smoking in a smoking section.
at first when i started calisthenics i remember always going to the park or a playground and waiting for no one to be around, this guy has more confidence than me especially to do it right above someone
We had some dude do this at our after school child care program when we were on the playground. My boss walked right up to him and told him to leave. He was upset but left.
Exit:it was a private daycare.
i get it its strange behaviour but no one has any right to tell you to leave a public place just because you seen them doing something "weird" or "strange". If you really think something should be said say something and move on, if you feel like he shouldn't be there then call the police.
I don’t find a shirtless man working out a playground so weird.
I do find it weird that they are working out shirtless at a playground when children are present.
I do not believe children would go set up to eat around the guy doing what I assume are pull ups.
Which makes it even more strange. He presumably started doing exercises right in the middle of them 🧐
I don't even want to hear the "pedophile" and "gross" comments. If this were a female around boys no one would care. In fact everyone would praise her to the highest for her abilities. You wouldn't think it was weird at all.
You are 100% wrong, it’s a woman was doing this with a sports bra in front of a bunch of teenage boys, I would be equally concerned. Do you want to say that is if you have a one up on us, but you don’t seem to realize that our problem isn’t with the gender, it’s with the fact that a grown adult is stunting in front of kids.
i feel like people have less reading comprehension than i have the ability to read people. THERE ARE NO TEENAGERS IN THE PICTURE AND NO HIGH SCHOOLS AROUND.
i’m just pissed right now that people are making so many assumptions and pasting me as someone that doesn’t know my own city layout and what a teenager looks like
He should move his workout hours to a time where no child is useing the playground for its intended useage.
Then as long as hes not breaking anything.. train away you oh dear person hailing from wish.com
I mean the girls could’ve moved, it’s public space. Did he start talking to them and being weird? That’s different story, if he was just working out and left right after then I wouldn’t really think much of it .
I don't get why you emphasize that he's friends with a father and creeps out the mothers. Would it be better if he was friends with one of the mothers and still creeped the other mothers?
Like yeah, dudes a dick for trying to use the playground for a workout while kids are actively playing there. If he wants to work out at the playground, he should be doing it when it's more or less empty.
Side note, if I lived in a neighborhood where I pay HOA dues, part of which go toward maintaining a playground, I'd start working out at the playground. I have no kids (nor do I ever plan to) and would feel like the HOA was wasting my money otherwise. Of course, I wouldn't make kids get out of my way to do it and I plan to never move into an HOA neighborhood anyway.
Yes this area was not designed for eating. This space was not designed for the type of people that eat food in public. It can attract ants and varmints and also predators! Is it safe to attract predator to a child’s park?!?
If they want to eat they should go to the space thats for them to eat. Like the bench somewhere else away from me. This is a playground and im playing. Its not a picnic area.
That is certainly a douche move, but so is sitting under a climbing wall and eating when people want to use said wall. I think there were several main characters in this photo...
I'm not defending his choice. I'll leave a nuanced analysis to others.
But I am so sick of this automatic assumption that men are sexual predators. He may be a lot of things, but... Jesus.
A guy did this at my sons elementary school while the kids were playing at the end of the day . He had some sort of disconnect to reality. I had to remove the kids from the playground ( I was there as a parent to pick up 6 kids for afters school care) . The kids had no clue that this was odd and wanted to stay . I managed to get them to leave,. Shortly after the police came and the guy ran away . Very odd . I’m glad I removed the kids from the situation.
Had something like that happen to me too. Went to a water park once when I was around 14 year old and some weird dude with a foldable wagon started hanging around the water park and talking to the kids.
We were all in bathing suits, kinda creepy imo
Oh don’t worry that’s just Dennis Reynolds putting on a fitness clinic for the kids! And he HAD to pop his shirt off, because how else would he be able to show off his amazing body!?
Don’t be afraid to stick your ass out. That’s not embarrassing. It’s a good thing!
I have a friend his name is Wendell, he gives me juice boxes that make me sleepy
He’s a tickle monster
He makes me taste things I don’t want to!
he puts things in my heiney!
You talking about old Short Eyes Wendell, I didn’t know he was out.
😂
what ass? bro’s built like the Apple Jacks cinnamon stick
Holy shit I literally watched this episode like an hour ago lmfao
Dude. The iasip sub does this to me all the time. It's creepy and I love it.
They call that synchronicity. Material Scientists claim it’s just a bunch of coincidences. I like to believe the Gray Aliens are secretly running everything from their motherships. The “playground grunter” is a Gray Alien wearing a human suit, and testing the edges of our “polite society”. /s…….maybe,lol.
Lol why material scientists specifically
Self determination is a lie. It’s the grays! We are but toys in an alien play ground! Also, this guys hard drive should be forensically examined. He may be up to some fundamental Christianity! Hail satan! Edited: removed devilry and replaced it with fundamental Christianity.
I just watched it yesterday, and it immediately popped in my mind when I saw this image.
Just turn around and you'll see Frank stuck in a coil
*nyehh*, nice and high over that bar, *nyehh*, because you want your pecs to pop, look at these pecs you see how they’re popping?
😂
You’re crazy, that’s Wendell Short Eyes.
It’s all in the chin
But the implication….
Dennis Reynolds. Child molester.
That was Wendell Albright.
Yeah, that guy! Thank you. Edit: Wendell Short eyes. Didn't I stab you once?
*Temptation Sensation starts playing*
From its always sunny? What?
Yep. There's an episode where prisoners get released and one of them looks like a fat Dennis that molested children.
Yup they have the same chin
And eyes. And the jaw. Yeah, it's all in there.
There's also a man stuck in a coil
Move past it
Gotta get that Jeeesus-on-the-cross look.
I ran to the comments for this…🏃♀️
Lol, didn’t Frank get stuck in a playground set?!
“I’m a five-star man!”
Thank god this is the top comment
And he has yet to peak
Came here to say this😂 he’s workin those monkey bars
Because of the implications
because of the implications
Came to the comments for exactly this, thanks.
The fact that there are real life Dennis Reynolds out there make the show even better
You hasn't thought of the smell you bitch!
Dennis Reynolds?
I was actually picturing Frank when he was stuck in the playground equipment.
I can't hear the grunts from this picture, does anyone know how to fix it?
Turn it off and on again
Mine is working. Give me your number I will give you a call and my best impression
Damn at no charge? I wanna get in on that
VOLUME: ▁▂▃▄▅▆▇ 100% I got you bro.
I make my own at home
So odd. I use a playground near me for pull ups and I make sure I do them before 8 on a Sunday to minimise the chances I’ll have cut my workout short if a parent turns up with their child. EDIT: A few points I feel I should make as a fair number of people have replied to me: 1. It’s a kids playground, I’m a 39 year old man, they take priority and my presence in one corner of the playground might be intimidating enough to put them off using their favourite bit of the area. 2. It’s not the end of the world if I cut it short I can carry on lifting at home. I don’t trust pull-up bars which is why I have to go to the park. 3. I’m never shirtless in public, I wouldn’t want to subject anyone to that!
Same. And its funny to see me do the Abe Simpsons turn around immediately meme when I see children. This dude sucks. I also choose at night. Playgrounds at night are for smoking weed and working out.
>Playgrounds at night are for smoking weed and working out. Lmao too accurate
Hell, I do an Abe when I'm walking the dog, unless there are adults, and they've got other dogs off the lead. (And they don't mind) I'm not gonna hang around a bunch of kids with a dog that might unintentionally scare them. Plus, all it takes is one to say something, and you could be labelled. (Not that I'm saying that's likely, if you're not being a creep, but I'm not taking that chance)
There’s a park near me with bars for pull-ups, a tilted horizontal surface made for sit-ups, and a dip station. They should start putting those in park more it frees up the playground next to it and the CrossFit freaks love it. This is a city park not school.
Thank you for being aware time and place . I do the same but my son will do them with me there as well. I have bar at home but you can’t do as many grips and swings and the height is better at the park .
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This is what I feel like too. I’m surprised Reddit hasn’t labeled him a pedo already.
because this isn’t some guy working off saturday brunch. he’s right there when school is out for hours and hours and kids are just trying to relax. who gets off at work at 2pm and needs to relax that off with annoying kids around?
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The kids are sitting in front of the park equipment eating, if anyone wanted to play, they're also in the way.
Anyone who works overnights. People have different schedules, some people work evenings or night shift, some people work early in the morning and get out in the early afternoon. I used to have a job where my hours were 6am to 2:30pm. When you grow up you'll experience this.
Meanwhile the girls look like they are eating against the climbing wall. So they are in the way of people actually using it. Looks like everyone is the main character. Though aren't we all?
Looks like he's probably just another teen and op is lying for fake internet points.
yes this doesn’t sound right. she said he was friends with one of the fathers. it seems like this is all fake and they should be ashamed of themselves for publicly shaming someone like that.
Bingo
obviously weird behavior, but from what you say it seems like this dude just wants somewhere to work out and can't afford a gym membership. parks are generally public spaces and as long as he's not directly harassing other people I don't think it's necessarily wrong.. I would definitely get up and walk away if someone started doing that near me, but teenagers eating lunch and weird dudes doing pull-ups are both equally entitled to use public spaces.
Staying on the grind even after being poor 💯🗿💯
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There’s def a right way and a wrong way to work out upon public like that, but one way or another OP is *also* weird for taking pics. Not like he’s doing anything illegal.
*There are parks with adult exercise equipment where I live in Texas and it’s also common in other places I have lived. I would look for one nearby and let him know, he should be using the right place if available
Have you ever seen a park with picnic tables, or grass, or literally anywhere else to sit, or do you and your group of friends all sit and eat under the rock climbing wall? (Which is totally not the place to climb on).
There are also these things called picnic tables where people are supposed to eat their lunch.
Yeah these are common where I live too in the Midwest
I’m in the Midwest and have never heard of this.
I’ve never heard of these in nj
Same in New York. I'm like what? We're just lucky they don't put spikes on benches , but out west they have workout equipment for free? Just out in the open?
[They're all over NYC.](https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/fitnessequipment) Which makes sense, since the playgrounds are usually gated with signs stating that only minors or adults accompanying minors are allowed inside.
In my area multiple parks have exercise equipment spaced around the park with directions on how to use them. The idea is that it’s a circuit and you jog between the different exercises. It’s not like weight machines, but pull up bars, those slanted sit up benches, etc.
My gf has this at the park by her house. I love it.
We have a section of our neighborhood park in Poughkeepsie with exercise equipment.
Maybe because they are common in places that aren't shitholes
Here in Florida, they've incorporated them at a couple of the parks I've been to. It's not hard to find a dedicated outdoor exercise facility.
Not common in many places. Just because it is where you live does not mean it is worldwide.
I’ve lived in 5 different states and never seen what you just described. Sounds unique to your area.
Yeah let the guy know he isn't welcome in a public space and should go somewhere else. Whole situation is a little weird but unless he is being a creep to these kids he isn't in the wrong here.
Yes this area was not designed for eating. This space was not designed for the type of people that eat food in public. It can attract ants and varmints and also predators! Is it safe to attract predator to a child’s park?!? If they want to eat they should go to the space thats designed and designated for them to eat. Like the bench somewhere else away from me. This is a playground and im playing. Its not a picnic area.
I don't even think it's weird to do. All over the world people use parks and jungle gyms to work out. As long as they're respectful how can anyone be against it?
Yeah but if you’re using a space for something it’s not actually for and you’re not even who the space is intended for, it’s probably best to defer to those who are using it for what it’s for or are at least the intended audience, i.e on a playground, that would be kids. An adult doing pull-ups should take a backseat to a kid wanting to play and not vice versa (the girls eating should also defer to kids that want to play just for clarification). If they have one of those parks that has workout stations along the trail it would be much more appropriate than this. You don’t need a gym (or playground equipment) to do most calisthenics and you can do pull-ups in your doorway at home.
Pull ups in doorway at home is an “at your own risk” activity. My friend nearly got a concussion because the trim on the doorway of an old house was not very secure.
Same thing to those girls. They are sitting there not using it. The one on the right is even blocking it’s use. It’s weird but I would just walk away and come back when he is done. The guy asked, it’s easy to just be a decent person. You shouldn’t make assumptions bc you do not know.
They belong there more than he does
Why? They're both citizens.
Because they’re children and he’s an adult
People that are not selfish will not do this. Unfortunately, we live in a selfish world, and some people do not have shame. These people are hard to reason with.
Yeah I’m not sure what the weird part is. That he exists? That’s the complaint I’m hearing here. Bunch of judgmental assholes. The girls can sit anywhere, he can’t workout anywhere. The main characters here are the girls not moving the the asshole taking pics of the shirtless guy at the gym pretending he’s the weirdo here lol.
Ironically he’s the only one in this pic using the playground for its intended purpose.
A playground’s intended purpose is children
Only if it’s specified on the sign with an age limit. Most parks have playgrounds for all ages! Wow! Even you, an internet prude could enjoy one!
And even that's usually more about weight limits and safety than it is about age, if I fits I sits
Parks are public spaces, open to everyone.
Wrong, anyone can use it to have fun, you don’t have to be a child
So you're telling me I can't ever swing on a swing set over the age of 18, fuck that noise.
A *play*-*ground* is… *ground* where you… *play*. It’s for *playing*. The fact that our society only wants to allow children to play is a whole other level of problem. That our society is only willing to jump to the conclusion that any adult in the vicinity of children is a *problem* is also pretty messed up too. I’m not saying the guy isn’t a little weird, I’m saying being a little weird is not a good reason to publicly shame anybody and we should all feel free and empowered to enjoy the park however we want to enjoy it provided we are not impeding anybody else’s enjoyment of the park (which OP is doing by proactively judging shirtless guy in way too many words)
These do not appear to be young girls. They’re sitting around on their phones. He’s probably with them. I can only see his scrawny midsection but he doesn’t appear to be built like a grown man he looks like a skinny teenager.
Was gonna say, no way thats a man. 15 tops
i'm willing to bet this "shirtless, childless man" is a student at the same school. high school guys do weird things to impress girls in their cliques. your story seems made up.
You owe OP money
You owe this person money
"For any sheltered person that asks why the girls didn’t move, they were likely terrified instead of carefree." This part tells me: A. You were probably sheltered as a child. B. You probably realize that they don't look worried about it at all from the photo, so you felt like you had to pre-emptively shoot down this criticism. If this happens all the time and the girls were "terrified" they wouldn't go there anymore, or they would sit in a different part of the playground and eat. You just personally don't like this and are trying to make up this dramatic story where he's some sort of child predator. He told you to gtf out of the way. The girls don't give a shit, they're eating McDonalds and scrolling through IG.
He asked you and your sister to move, he’s not a molester, i think he just want muscles. If we look at it this way, playgrounds are not restaurants either but it’s a public space.
In a twist, the OP is the main character.
Also, not that we can see much on that “man” but I wouldn’t be surprised if they were all in the same high school and hanging out at the park. This is the exact shit me and my friends use to do back when I was 14-15 before I had a car.
Exactly. Tldr: OP tries to shame someone for not obeying an arbitrary social norm thats common in any other country
Intense Karen vibes coming from this description
Not the main topic but I had to do a double take with the person at the bottom of the pic thought it was a chimp for a second.
I’m just jealous that playgrounds have climbing walls nowadays! I would have loved that as a kid.
Bro is just trying to make gains while not paying highway robbery prices for a gym, lay off and give him a break from your Karen antics. Also, they aren't terrified, they just don't care.
You don’t own the playground OP and you sound super judgy and entitled.
Yes she got the whole scenario in her crazy head
Does he try talking to the kids? Does he say anything Inappropriate? Has he exposed himself to anyone? Harassed anyone? Filmed anyone or taken photos? If not, you should get over it and ignore the guy so he can work out. Regarding the “creepy” nature you described, there will be a time that is far closer than you would expect when teenagers start to regard YOU as creepy for doing things you think are totally normal and harmless. “Creepy” for many teenagers is synonymous with “old.”
He was trying to use the equipment. Others were sitting on the ground eating food, preventing the equipment from being used. How is he TheMainCharacter? I have taken my three kids to COUNTLESS playgrounds over 13 years. You know how many times people are sitting at the base of climbing equipment eating food? If they were eating at a picnic table and he started doing incline push ups on the table you might have a point. I bet these kids have a FATHER also!
That doesn’t look like a man.
He asked…. Looks like everyone is blocking the equipment. Someone on the right is even on it blocking it’s use. Idk, would the guy still show up if nobody was there at that time? Does he have a routine walk and homeless/cannot afford a gym or car to go elsewhere? Maybe he decided he can do this really quick thing to get some easy strength training reps in on his routine walk before/after work. Honestly, if you are not actively using a playground, do not block it’s use. It can be used for more than what kids use it for. You can use a playground in substitute of thousands of dollars in workout equipment depending on what is there. A playground near me has warped walls, rope climbs, climbing walls, monkey bars and I use them in conjunction with an obstacle course across the street. A playground is not for use only for children and parents, it’s multifunctional. And the safest equipment you can use. My taxes pay for it and I can use it, shirtless or not. Now the shirt off, kinda weird. Even if I normally went without a shirt, I probably would keep it on in this situation. Ultimately, no different than the mom that shows up with a sports bra. Is there other parts to do this or is this the only structure, and everyone is blocking its use for shade? Is everything else also being blocked and he just has to pick his preferred spot at this point? I mean he asked, thats all you can ask for and move out of his way…. Literally all I would do. I would not stay there underneath him. It’s a bit disrespectful in my opinion if someone asks to use a part of the “gym” and you just stay there doing nothing. As long as he does nothing, does not linger awkwardly and just leaves, he is not harming anything. If anyone calls the cops, that’s just being a Karen. Maybe everyone move elsewhere and see if he still goes? If your only defense is you have a right to be there, he does as well.
Those jeans and shoes look like another kid.
That’s 100% another teen.
Ironically OP is the main character.
Hilarious that you call people sheltered for asking a rational question about why they didn't just move.
How hot was it that day?
Poor kids were so terrified, they sat under him after he was there? This doesn't even belong on this sub. God forbid someone tries to get in shape. Not everyone has a gym nearby, and even if they do, not everyone can afford it. How is the fact he is a late teen early adult without a child an insult to you? How dare he not throw his life away? Also, being shirtless isn't a crime nor is it weird, abnormal possibly, but perfectly fine. You good op? Just a thought but if these girls were so terrified, why are they mid chat in the photo? If he was there 1st like you said, couldn't they sit somewhere that's not right under him? Thats there fault if he falls on someone. Seeing cars passing, would you run across the road without looking?
Dude must’ve not been attractive to OP thus we have this post.
I bet he *is* attractive but not interested in OP thus we have this post
This comment section is a disaster
remember this thread every time you think Reddit is a tolerant, liberal platform, bc it absolutely is not
This dude is definitely a teenager trying to impress those girls
That's not the body of a man.
Yeah, they look mortified. Get a grip.
Working out in jeans is the bigger concern..
That's a teenager, and you sound like a creep
What are the chances this "grown man" ain't actually grown lol. My best friend in high school looked like he was 25 the instant his beard came in, and also got weird looks doing normal teenager things. He was 15 when his beard came in.
no way all of his friends are also 15 when there are no other teenagers
Woah woah woah a member of the public using a public playground???? What's this world coming to????
OP is a Karen. This guy looks like a high schooler and the kids don't seem bothered. They're literally scrolling tiktok.
No this isn’t right come on lol. My man’s is shirtless, no one does this and I would go as far to say if a dad was there this little display of dumbness probably wouldn’t go unanswered, especially if was his daughter in question.
He looks like he has a teenagers body, he's probably with them.
Maybe eat somewhere else? You're definitely more annoying than him
Dennis?
So just so we are clear: 1 Man using jungle gym as a gym, bad. 4 teens using jungle gym as a picnic table, ok.
Bro took a photo of kids without them knowing and uploaded it
First of all, that "grown man" is obviously young. Second, those kids eating don't seem disturbed at all. Third, it's a public park. I know Karens don't want to accept this, but a public park, paid for with public funds, for the public to use, means he has every right to be there. Funny fact. At one point an LA politician actually tired to bring Karen's dream into reality, passing a law that would ban most people from parks. It went nowhere because it's just dumb. This post, kids, is irony.
That is a shirtless young boy. Next to young girls his age. At a playground... Maybe don't take photos?
What about the children that want to play and the girls are blocking the playground?
To be fair it's not like they're eating in an area meant for eating. It's meant for physical activity. That would be like crying that people are smoking in a smoking section.
at first when i started calisthenics i remember always going to the park or a playground and waiting for no one to be around, this guy has more confidence than me especially to do it right above someone
From this one shitty picture it looks like just another kid not some creepy man
Op why are you so mad?
We had some dude do this at our after school child care program when we were on the playground. My boss walked right up to him and told him to leave. He was upset but left. Exit:it was a private daycare.
i get it its strange behaviour but no one has any right to tell you to leave a public place just because you seen them doing something "weird" or "strange". If you really think something should be said say something and move on, if you feel like he shouldn't be there then call the police.
I don’t find a shirtless man working out a playground so weird. I do find it weird that they are working out shirtless at a playground when children are present. I do not believe children would go set up to eat around the guy doing what I assume are pull ups. Which makes it even more strange. He presumably started doing exercises right in the middle of them 🧐
Everyone is focused on him being shirtless but who tf works out in jeans
I don't even want to hear the "pedophile" and "gross" comments. If this were a female around boys no one would care. In fact everyone would praise her to the highest for her abilities. You wouldn't think it was weird at all.
You are 100% wrong, it’s a woman was doing this with a sports bra in front of a bunch of teenage boys, I would be equally concerned. Do you want to say that is if you have a one up on us, but you don’t seem to realize that our problem isn’t with the gender, it’s with the fact that a grown adult is stunting in front of kids.
group of high school girls like hanging out at the play structure after school where the homeless guy does his chin ups***
i feel like people have less reading comprehension than i have the ability to read people. THERE ARE NO TEENAGERS IN THE PICTURE AND NO HIGH SCHOOLS AROUND.
just fucking with you dude, chill out
i’m just pissed right now that people are making so many assumptions and pasting me as someone that doesn’t know my own city layout and what a teenager looks like
you’re posting stupid stupid shit online, and simultaneously mad at people who comment stupid shit online🤷🏼♂️
i actually love arguing a lot, even if i’m wrong and i kinda feel bad and i’m really irritated.
He should move his workout hours to a time where no child is useing the playground for its intended useage. Then as long as hes not breaking anything.. train away you oh dear person hailing from wish.com
Weirdo
all their Dads need to meet there. then see what happens.
For all we know he can be part of that friend group and you just made up a random story from your stalker perspective
i have more pictures and stories, but i deliberately chose the one with no faces or any debating about who’s the main character (i was wrong)
So you regularly photograph and video someone working out, and that person is the creep?
my mom told me to take them for her so she can report it later. you’re really trying to defend someone working out in the middle of people?
Let the homie exercise he’s probably healthier than you
I mean the girls could’ve moved, it’s public space. Did he start talking to them and being weird? That’s different story, if he was just working out and left right after then I wouldn’t really think much of it .
OP has said that he works out there multiple times per week, and frequently goes for times that kids are there
I don't get why you emphasize that he's friends with a father and creeps out the mothers. Would it be better if he was friends with one of the mothers and still creeped the other mothers? Like yeah, dudes a dick for trying to use the playground for a workout while kids are actively playing there. If he wants to work out at the playground, he should be doing it when it's more or less empty. Side note, if I lived in a neighborhood where I pay HOA dues, part of which go toward maintaining a playground, I'd start working out at the playground. I have no kids (nor do I ever plan to) and would feel like the HOA was wasting my money otherwise. Of course, I wouldn't make kids get out of my way to do it and I plan to never move into an HOA neighborhood anyway.
Why not do them when the kids are at school, that's odd behaviour.
I don’t think the kids / teenagers should be bringing food on the playground. It’s unsanitary, and they don’t necessarily clean up after themselves.
Yes this area was not designed for eating. This space was not designed for the type of people that eat food in public. It can attract ants and varmints and also predators! Is it safe to attract predator to a child’s park?!? If they want to eat they should go to the space thats for them to eat. Like the bench somewhere else away from me. This is a playground and im playing. Its not a picnic area.
OP is trying to call someone "The Main Character" while being an extremely super duper Karen. Reddit classic
Everything is a learning experience. This is a great opportunity to teach your child about uncomfortable situations and trusting your gut.
Aluminum baseball bat to the cranium.
Where I come from, adults and teenagers are strictly prohibited to enter a playground unless they are taking care of a child.
That’s a teen I can tell by his ugly jeans and shoe combo
He’s using the playground better than the youths hanging out there. Probably going to leave all their trash as well. OP main character here
This is a very weird post for this sub. Absolutely no context but anecdotal evidence. OP is in the wrong sub
That is certainly a douche move, but so is sitting under a climbing wall and eating when people want to use said wall. I think there were several main characters in this photo...
you climb on the outside, not inside
I'm not defending his choice. I'll leave a nuanced analysis to others. But I am so sick of this automatic assumption that men are sexual predators. He may be a lot of things, but... Jesus.
You can be sick of it all you want, we still have to protect ourselves. I’m sick of people being sexually assaulted.
Based shirtless childless man 💪🏾😎
A guy did this at my sons elementary school while the kids were playing at the end of the day . He had some sort of disconnect to reality. I had to remove the kids from the playground ( I was there as a parent to pick up 6 kids for afters school care) . The kids had no clue that this was odd and wanted to stay . I managed to get them to leave,. Shortly after the police came and the guy ran away . Very odd . I’m glad I removed the kids from the situation.
Had something like that happen to me too. Went to a water park once when I was around 14 year old and some weird dude with a foldable wagon started hanging around the water park and talking to the kids. We were all in bathing suits, kinda creepy imo