Woman defends keeping MRT priority seat 'by showing ankle bruise' after auntie told her to move
A woman has defended her decision to remain seated in a priority seat on an MRT train, saying she was recovering from an ankle injury after a fall that had left her unconscious for several hours.
TikTok user @beefjerkybj shared an eight-second video on Nov 7, showing her seated with the caption: "When the auntie wants me to get up from my priority seat. So I assert dominance by showing my ankle tag bruise."
The clip, which has drawn more than 630,000 views at press time, shows a bruise on her right ankle. In a follow-up video, she claimed that she had fallen and injured herself, losing consciousness in the train for about three hours.
Netizens share own experiences
While some viewers criticised her tone, many said she was within her rights to stay seated.
"Fyi u don't need to give up wherever u're seated regardless of priority reserved seat or not cause 1) it's not illegal 2) since u paid for the fare why should u," wrote one user.
Another added: "As an auntie, good for you for standing - no pun intended - up for yourself."
Several also shared experiences of being told to give up their seats despite having valid reasons to sit.
"I fell and hurt my tailbone. Some uncle scolded me for using a priority seat in a half empty bus! What the helly, there are other EMPTY priority seats!!!" said one.
"I can't sit in the priority seats on the bus. Aunty pointed a finger at me to get up. Guess what? The bus was almost empty!!!!!! Sit anywhere you want, woman!!!" said another.
Others reminded commuters that not all medical conditions or injuries are visible, urging understanding for those who may appear healthy but need a seat.
"When I had major brain surgery, I had very unstable balance and got tired easily. I looked completely fine but was suffering on public transport. Thankfully, I was with my mom all the time and she always ran to find seats for me, (though) people would look at me weirdly or disgusted. Same thing back when I broke my ankle - nobody gave me a seat," said one user.
