An influencer has broken down in tears as she revealed the reason she sometimes “hates” being a woman. Alice Bleathman, a Sydney-based influencer and dietitian, has claimed mechanics often take advantage of women under the assumption they won’t know any better. The influencer is in the process of getting her van fixed after trekking around Australia, however she claims she’s having to spend twice as much money than men.
“I hate being a girl sometimes. I know that so many other women struggle with this,” she said in a video posted to TikTok. “I’ve had two men try to come and fix my van and do bits and pieces and charge and whatever, and it’s like they take you for a ride because you’re a female.
“Because I don’t know any different they just do such s*** job and then I have to go and pay another person and it’s so frustrating because you just feel like a f***ing idiot. “I end up spending twice as much money because they don’t do a good job because they think I don’t know any better and it’s just like far out sometimes I wish I wasn’t a f***ing girl.” Bleathman added she’s “so sick of it because it happens all the time” when she needs her van fixed.
“This is the reality sometimes of being a female and asking for help,” she said. Many women flocked to the comments to agree with Bleathman, recounting their own experiences of being overcharged. “I’m single & have the same problem.
Two plumbers came, quoted $3750 to fix a ‘major�.