I’m a female electrician – people don’t expect me to do my job well because of my looks
AN ELECTRICIAN shared that people don’t expect her to have her job simply because she’s pretty.
Alicia Blair is an electrician who finds that people naively or cruelly make comments about her abilities solely based on her looks.
In one TikTok video, Alicia had a full-face of makeup on along with eyelash extensions and highlighted hair.
She also wore an oversized hoodie as she stood at a construction site.
Looking annoyed, she shared a sexist comment that she often hears.
“There’s no way you’re an electrician,” the comment read over the video.
Then Alicia shared a montage of photos and videos of her working on different projects.
She was wiring lights on ceilings and putting together wall outlets. She was also welding and working with pipes.
“Ok Bud…” Alicia wrote.
A majority of the comments were positive and supportive.
“That’s my type of girl, anyone can be an electrician,” one person commented, and another added: “Ignore the haters, keep doing you!”
“OK because is there some rule or law in existence that I have never heard of that says hey beautiful woman cannot twist wires?” someone asked, annoyed by the stereotypes placed against Alicia.
Someone also likened her to Bella Poarch, a TikTok-famous influencer. Similarly to what Alicia has experienced, people also couldn’t believe that the beautiful influencer was previously in the Navy.
But sadly proving Alicia’s point, someone commented: “Yawn, you didn’t even show anything worth while.”
The electrician directly responded to this in a follow-up video.
After wiping fake tears from her eyes, she showed herself in a graduation gown after successfully completing from her apprenticeship.
“Apprentice of the year,” she proudly wrote over the video.
Someone else cruelly commented: “You only got that because you’re a girl with a social media.”
Alicia responded, writing: “I mean having a 4.0 GPA played a lot into but thanks for the ignorant comment.”
Everyone else was overwhelmingly kind and congratulatory towards her.
