A woman has shared the bizarre technique she uses to deter unwanted male attention in public.
TikTok user @gabin.sarah took to the social media site to share how she keeps herself safe from any potential predators.
At the time of writing, the unusual technique has been liked more than 1.8 million times.
The viral TikTok is captioned: "technique pour faire fuire un homme", which translates to "technique to make men run away", and it features a woman standing at a train station as a man approaches her.
Watch the viral TikTok below:The video shows the woman not willing to talk to the mystery man.
But while some women may have chosen to stay quiet and stand at the platform awkwardly, this woman moves towards the man
In the video, she is not willing to talk to the man, but instead of standing there awkwardly, she moves towards and unleashes a demonic scream in his face before quickly running away.
While it's not known if the man was set up into engaging with the woman, it seems to be an effective way of repelling any unwanted attention.
Social media users couldn't help but praise the woman's clever way of not engaging in unwanted conversations.
Reacting to the video, one TikTok user wrote: "My aunt taught me to do this but she also said to swing your purse around your head."
A second wrote: "YAAAS QUEEN. get them scared [sic]."
A third similarly added: "YES! LET THEM HEAR YOU ROAR!"
Meanwhile, a fourth pointed out that this technique really is worth knowing as it will most likely come in handy, writing: "When men say not all men. Well, yeah the changes of running into a man like that is pretty high."
Another TikTok user added: "'NoT AlL MeN' yes we know, the problem is that it's MOST and MORE often we run into these kind of men. You cannot blame us for that."
In a nutshell, if you act crazy, you are more likely to be safe.
As this TikTok user wrote:
What do you think of the bizarre safety technique?
