Canadian 'F**k her right in the pussy' incident sparks backlash against vulgar videobombers
Toronto police begin investigation after man shouts obscenity during live TV broadcast. Warning: this article contains offensive language
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Your support makes all the difference.Police in Toronto are investigating a so-called videobombing incident after a man appeared to yell "F**k her right in the pussy" during a live television news broadcast.
The man shouted the words while Charlsie Agro, a journalist with CBC News Toronto, was reporting on the final night of the Pan Am Games, hosted by Canada.
Police reviewed footage of the incident and Ms Agro appealed on Twitter for help in identifying those in the background of her broadcast.
The Twitter appeal has helped bolster the investigation with supporters using the hashtag #StopFHRITP to voice their disapproval for what has become something of an occupational hazard for television journalists.
Videobombing live television broadcasts by shouting "Fuck her right in the pussy" became popular after a 2014 incident in which a man in a black hoodie appeared to interrupt a local news report in Cincinnati, Ohio by shouting the inappropriate remark on camera.
The incident was later confirmed as hoax, but the meme gained popularity nonetheless.
It has largely been used to target female journalists.
In an incident in May, journalist Shauna Hunt, a reporter with Toronto's City News, confronted a group of men who shouted the phrase while she was broadcasting.
The Toronto police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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