A Kick streamer’s recent stunt has reignited the conversation about gym etiquette and what behavior is and isn’t appropriate at the gym, particularly for those doing outlandish shit just to get views.


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Natalie Reynolds recently visited her local gym wearing pants that had been painted onto her body, and was told by a fellow gym attendee that “if you don’t have clothes on, you need to be out of here.”


Reynolds wasn’t happy with his response, nor with the overwhelmingly negative response she got online after posting the video to Twitter. In an attempt to defend herself, she shared a photo of her getting the pants painted on that shows she was wearing a sports bra and bikini bottoms underneath the paint, and uploading a photo of another woman working out in a sports bra and shorts that have ridden up and thus have a similar appearance to bikini bottoms.



She also tried to call out a double standard regarding a male YouTuber who did a similar stunt and tried to visit a gym while wearing painted clothes — except commenters pointed out that people didn’t like it when he did it either.



Continuing to try and defend herself, Reynolds complained that she was wearing more clothes than guys who work out at the gym in thongs, prompting people to ask where all the guys in thongs are at. She also tried to argue that she’s showing less than people do at the beach and nobody complains at the beach, but gyms aren’t beaches and expectations around attire are different — after all, not all public places have the same dress codes.


The stunt seems designed to attract attention, regardless of whether it’s good or bad, and it’s definitely done that. Reynolds is no stranger to controversy, having recently been pulled over by police for a prank in which she and her friends pretended to kidnap children.


Anything for clout, huh?