“How is this funny?”: Tourist slammed over “disrespectful” act at Graceland
An arrogant traveller has been slammed online after blatantly disregarding signage at Graceland, and taking a dip in the pool.
A woman posted a video from the late Elvis Presley’s iconic property in Memphis, Tennessee, as she travelled to the area with her husband.
Capturing the moment and sharing it online as a joke, a video posted to the woman’s TikTok account shows her husband, dressed in shorts, shoes and socks climbing over a pool fence, marked 'RESTRICTED AREA'.
The man is then seen walking towards the diving board as a security guard rushes towards him.
After wobbling a bit on the diving board, he jumps into the water before the guard can stop him.
The woman captured the video, "My husband jumped into Elvis pool", adding a laughing emoji.
Despite the couple’s jovial nature over the stunt, many people were quick to condemn the tourists and their video, which has been viewed over 14 million times.
"How is this funny? People are so disrespectful and I hope he got arrested," one person commented.
"As someone who has solid respect for Elvis Presley this is very disrespectful to him and his family," another agreed.
"Travellers doing whatever they want as usual. Shame," another person commented.
Despite the overwhelming condemnation, there were some who defended the man’s actions, with one person writing, "I think Elvis would have done the same thing lol."
The woman also responded to the accusations that her husband's actions were disrespectful in another video, saying, "Elvis caught someone jumping into his pool once and he never stopped them. He never got them arrested. Told them to stay in the pool. That's what a pool is meant for is to jump into."
One person quickly responded, "Whether people think 'Elvis would be laughing' or not it's all down to respect. There's a reason as to why certain areas are roped off."
Image credits: TikTok