Woman beats boss with a mop for sending her lewd texts

A female government worker in China used a mop to beat her male boss who sent her lewd text messages. The video of her beating him up has gone viral and the woman has turned into an internet sensation.

The woman identified by her last name, Zhou, is seen throwing books at her boss Wang’s face and hitting him with the mop. The boss hides his face and attempts to apologize saying that he had been joking when he sent the messages.

In the video she is seen making phone calls, claiming the man had sent harassing texts to multiple women in the office.

Lu Pin, a prominent Chinese feminist activist said that most times women are forced to stay silent because it is hard for sexual harassment to be investigated. Talking about Zhou, she added, “This woman took matters in her own hands to protect herself; that her behavior is gaining so much attention is a reflection that there aren’t better ways.”

According to the New York Times, Chinese state news media reported that the incident happened in a government poverty agency in the Beilin District of Suihua, in China’s Heilongjiang Province. After the video went viral, an internal investigation found that the boss, who was a director at the agency, had ‘life discipline problems’ and was fired from official duties.