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.
Here's how you can help: if you saw the show and know who it was tell @TPSTauro please RT and spread the word. #stopFHRITP
— Charlsie Agro (@CBCharlsie) July 27, 2015
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.
@CBCharlsie sorry to hear about this, Charlsie. This needs to stop!! #stopFHRITP
— Kirby Bourne (@Kirby_Bourne) July 27, 2015
Sadly #FHRITP not a new reality for women in the media working in public. We need to support folks like @CBCharlsie & others taking a stand.
— jeff perera (@jeffperera) July 27, 2015
Sorry to hear this happened to you @CBCharlsie Hope they catch the person #stopFHRITP https://t.co/ybOmYPFIRI
— Manjula Selvarajah (@manjaselva) July 27, 2015
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.
A man once shouted “Fuck her right in the pussy” while I was live on Sky News. Annoying, but I didn’t call the police on them.
— James Cook (@JamesLiamCook) July 27, 2015
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.
