Women Are Sharing Their Stories Of Creepy Men At The Gym After Shane Gillis' Sexist 'SNL' Joke

Women are pushing back online after Shane Gillis's opening monologue on Saturday Night Live, during which he made suggestive comments about interacting with a woman in the woods and also accused women of dressing "like wh*res" at the gym.

While fellow comedians and SNL alums like Dan Levy have already spoken out about the tasteless bit, women have started a trend on TikTok, showing how they "dress like a wh*re" when leaving for the gym.

TikToker Maggie B wrote:

"Just a girl in her wh*re shorts at the gym, lifting heavy so I can beat the s**t out of men for saying stupid s**t."

You can watch the video here.

In the caption, she wrote:

"Hey Shane, maybe it's time to find a new career if you can't come up with funnier material."

" Comedy can and at times should be offensive, but maybe try to make it about something more interesting rather than it being at the expense of women."

Similarly, TikToker @singlemamadrama wrote, while she was deadlifting 265 pounds in the video:

"Yeah Shane Gillis, I wear shorts to the gym."

"Don't look or you might see a baddie lifting heavier than you!"

You can watch her video here:

TikToker Abby Murphy used a clip of Shane Gillis's monologue as the sound for her video, in which she wore what she called a "wrestling singlet," though it was a two-piece version. The shorts appeared to be like biker shorts, and the sports bra fully covered her chest.

While showing her outfit, she mocked the audio, mouthing to the camera that she was a "big wh*re."

You can watch the video here:

Some TikTokers agreed with Murphy wholeheartedly that women were dressing for themselves and just trying to get a workout in.

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Unfortunately, most of the comments on Murphy's video, just like @singlemamadrama and Maggie B's videos, were resoundingly negative, either agreeing with Gillis about how they looked at the gym or dismissing them and calling them not attractive enough to feel offended by Gillis's comments, prompting Murphy to make a second video.

In her second video, Murphy pointed out:

"The main comment I'm getting on this video that I posted about Shane Gillis and his wh*re comment on 'SNL' is from his fan base."

"So you know it's largely horrifying, basically saying, 'Stop being so sensitive,' 'it's a joke,' blah blah blah."

"And I'm like, 'Where was the joke?'"

"You're looking at someone who loves politically incorrect humor. I like it when a comedian pushes the envelope."

"The problem is, Shane Gillis didn't make a joke. It's not funny."

"A comedian is supposed to take things he or she observes in real life, perhaps some kind of funny narrative around it, and gives you a punchline."

"His joke was, 'Women are going to the gym, and they're dressing like wh*res.'"

"Meanwhile [referencing her video], this is what every girl I know at the gym looks like."

You can watch the second video here:

Unfortunately, the negative comments persisted on Murphy's second video, insisting that the joke was a joke, that it was hilarious, and that Murphy wasn't attractive enough to be offended by it.

But when a joke isn't funny for everyone and perpetuates harmful stereotypes, it goes much deeper than being offended.