I (27M) was with my family at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame yesterday while visiting extended family members in the state. Once we checked in at the entrance, we all started looking at the exhibits at our own pace and agreed to meet up at the entrance later. My brother (30M) went off together since we had a similar exposure to rock bands thanks to riding with our father in the car over the years. During this time, we became huge fans of The Beatles and would often compete to see who could identify the song, album, and release year first. As we were going through the museum, I saw that there was this older(ish) couple taking pictures with this pretty professional looking camera but weren’t really posing with the pictures of the stuff in the exhibits. This seemed a bit odd to me since most of the stuff they were snapping pictures of were things that you could see online and they were missing some fun photo opportunities of each other but whatever floats their boat. We came across this picture of John Lennon wearing a white t-shirt that said “New York City”. We recognized it from seeing it as part of a Jeopardy clue and decided to get a quick picture together. Before going to the picture, we decided on a pose so that we could be in and out to let other people get their pictures. We waited for an open window of opportunity for a couple minutes, posed for our selfie together, and quickly got out of the way. While my brother and I were looking at how it came out, I feel a hand on my shoulder and I see this couple. They put their camera in my face that shows my brother and I taking our selfie and say, “We took a picture of you two so our grandson could see what assholes look like”. They turned and without thinking, I responded with, “Good call; he doesn’t need any more pictures from your family album of what c*&ts look like, does he?”. The woman turned around, gasped, and gave me a dirty look but her husband kept her going in the opposite direction. I seriously don’t get what their problem was. My brother and I were both looking to make sure we wouldn’t be photobombing other people so I’m at a loss. AITA?
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I (27M) was with my family at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame yesterday while visiting extended family members in the state. Once we checked in at the entrance, we all started looking at the exhibits at our own pace and agreed to meet up at the entrance later. My brother (30M) went off together since we had a similar exposure to rock bands thanks to riding with our father in the car over the years. During this time, we became huge fans of The Beatles and would often compete to see who could identify the song, album, and release year first. As we were going through the museum, I saw that there was this older(ish) couple taking pictures with this pretty professional looking camera but weren’t really posing with the pictures of the stuff in the exhibits. This seemed a bit odd to me since most of the stuff they were snapping pictures of were things that you could see online and they were missing some fun photo opportunities of each other but whatever floats their boat. We came across this picture of John Lennon wearing a white t-shirt that said “New York City”. We recognized it from seeing it as part of a Jeopardy clue and decided to get a quick picture together. Before going to the picture, we decided on a pose so that we could be in and out to let other people get their pictures. We waited for an open window of opportunity for a couple minutes, posed for our selfie together, and quickly got out of the way. While my brother and I were looking at how it came out, I feel a hand on my shoulder and I see this couple. They put their camera in my face that shows my brother and I taking our selfie and say, “We took a picture of you two so our grandson could see what assholes look like”. They turned and without thinking, I responded with, “Good call; he doesn’t need any more pictures from your family album of what c*&ts look like, does he?”. The woman turned around, gasped, and gave me a dirty look but her husband kept her going in the opposite direction. I seriously don’t get what their problem was. My brother and I were both looking to make sure we wouldn’t be photobombing other people so I’m at a loss. AITA?
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> 2. A couple called us assholes so we’re not sure if we maybe got in their way or whatever but they were clearly pissed off
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You’re not self-aware enough for us to know why you and your brother are assholes, but it is clear that you are.
Nta and that’s really creepy of them to take a pic of you. Some people just love to complain
NTA
If you can’t take it, don’t dish it out.
Dude, the fact they actually took a photo of you to call you an “asshole” is next level unhinged. You didn’t do anything wrong. The audacity of these people acting like you desecrated a sacred shrine by taking a selfie. It’s a fucking museum, people take pictures
NTA. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is not the Louvre, and it sounds like the guy was just looking to be an ass. Solid rebuttal, no notes.
> We waited for an open window of opportunity for a couple minutes, posed for our selfie together, and quickly got out of the way.
NTA – Everyone else was taking photos, you waited, you did the right thing and then moved on. Why this couple decided you needed to be singled out and called assholes for it beyond me, why they also felt the need to take a picture of you two as well is really fucking odd.
I don’t know, do they think taking a selfie in a museum is completely wrong? But taking photos of the artwork is fine? I found that kind of strange. I honestly think it’s totally normal to take photos in that setting, including selfies. Did I miss something?
Taking a selfie is very quick – maybe a couple of seconds to a minute – and this couple already decided you’re assholes and took action by taking a photo and confronting you? It sounds like they do this on the daily… NTA OP.
NTA
I wish I had your fast thinking and guts to come up with a retort like that. Based on how they treated you for doing nothing wrong, it was well deserved.
NTA
You did nothing wrong other than go to the museum on the same day as this couple
I was going to call them names, but don’t want my post removed
I think we all know exactly what kind of people these 2 are
I am guessing they were doing like an actual photoshoot and thought that that gave them rights to the entire museum…which meant everyone in that place was an asshole in their dumb opinion
I wouldn’t stress it
sometimes you just meet people like this
you handled it 100% appropriately because if you call someone a name, you have to be willing to be called names as well
We learned that in elementary school
NTA. But do you guys look a little young for your age? The one time I went(I was 26), I got a few snide comments from older folk that assumed I was too young to truly appreciate the history of Rock and Roll. One old dude asked me where my dad was lol. I grew up on a lot of the artists displayed there but it was my mom that introduced me, not my dad. Some people get weirdly gatekeepy about music when young people try to show interest.
And then everyone clapped.
NTA
Unless there were signs saying “no photos” of that particular display or something…
It sounds like they were just jerks.
INFO: What was your pose?
Nah. You are not the AH. I love your response and they asked for it.
NTA. What I wouldn’t have given to see her jaw hit the floor. Excellent response.
YTA, 27 years is enough time to learn about paragraphs
You went way too far with your speech. THAT takes it from n t a to ESH.
NTA, I love your response. It’s a museum, people (gasp!) are going to take pictures. They probably meddle in other stranger’s lives or their families lives. Sounds like old retired busybodies who have nothing better to do than hassle strangers. I hate old people sometimes.
NTA
They would have hated how many pictures I had my husband take of me with things there. As long as you were following the rules and didn’t hog up the item it’s fine.
Soft NTA because that is some next level BS from them. But your response could have been better. Like there was an opportunity to be clever instead of just vulgar.
Boomer here, I almost spit out my prune juice laughing at your response.
I think you could have used a different phrasing in your retort, but overall the couple was way out of line. I’m going with NTA.
Are you from the US? The C-bomb is like going full thermonuclear war here, unlike other English speaking countries where it’s a minor swear word. But otherwise NTA.