Woman Feels “Dehumanized” After Being Unwillingly Filmed In Viral TikTok Stunt

Usually, when people do random acts of kindness, they are well received. And Harrison Pawluk knows that because he has become a popular TikTok influencer by filming his acts of kindness.

Harrison Pawluk’s Acts of Kindness

Some debate if Harrison’s acts of kindness are well-intentioned because he is doing these acts of kindness for views and popularity.

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TikTok/lifeofharrison

Which is fair, considering these videos make him $10,000 – $15,000 a month.

Maree Felt “Dehumanized” By Harrison’s Act Of Kindness

In fact, one of Harrison’s most recent random acts of kindness is receiving backlash.

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TikTok/lifeofharrison

“Why?” You might ask because the elderly woman – Maree – in the video felt dehumanized by the situation.

Harrison’s Video

In the video, Maree is drinking a coffee when she is approached by Harrison, who is holding a bouquet of flowers.

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TikTok/lifeofharrison

He stops and asks her to hold the bouquet.

Harrison Gives Maree A Bouquet Of Flowers

“Sorry to bother you, is it ok if you can just hold these?” Harrison says to Maree.

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TikTok/lifeofharrison

He then kneels down, goes into his backpack, takes out his coat, and walks off saying, “Have a nice day!”

Maree’s Gratitude

The video makes the viewer swell with emotions as sad music plays.

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TikTok/lifeofharrison

And Maree has a look of gratitude on her face mixed with sadness – maybe crying a tear of happiness?

At First The TikTok Community Loved The Video…

At first, commenters were crying with Maree, they were crying with her. And that they would love to receive flowers too.

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To date, the video has received over 66 million views.

Maree’s Side Of The Story

But this is where the heartwarming story takes a turn.

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TikTok/lifeofharrison

After some time, Maree went to media outlets and told her side of the story, telling them she felt dehumanized by the encounter.

These Are Not Random Acts Of Kindness

“At first it was a bit of a joke to me and then I’ve sort of felt dehumanised,” Maree said.

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TikTok/lifeofharrison

“These artificial things are not random acts of kindness really.”

It Needs To Be Challenged

She continued her argument by saying,

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TikTok/lifeofharrison

“It’s really not about me anymore. I just think this whole idea that this is a random act of kindness is to be challenged.”

Unwillingly Video Taped

Maree had noticed Harrison’s friend filming the interaction and asked the boys, “Did you film that?”

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Harrison and his friend said “No,” But, obviously, they lied, and that wasn’t the case.

“Who Watches These Things?”

Some articles came out calling Maree out of touch.

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Photo by cottonbro/pexels

But Maree did not care because she doesn’t have any social media. “I thought, “oh well, who watches these things.”

Harrison’s Apology

Harrison’s friend added a comment.

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Photo by Vie Studio/pexels

“Harrison whole-heartedly apologizes to Maree if she was offended by what he did and urges her to contact him privately so he can personally apologize.”

He’ll Take Down The Video If Maree Asks

He continued, “If she requests him to take down the video, he will do that.”

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TikTok/lifeofharrison

“He does not want something designed to spread love and compassion to cause anyone concern.”