Arakansas Walmart racist calls black woman a '******' and tells Latino to 'leave America'

[jeffbase40]

Originally Posted by DC at the Ridge

An unthinking reaction is momentary. A racist diatribe where you attack multiple people is not an impulse.

That's not the point. The point is do we deserve to have our every moment potentially recorded and posted to the world to put us on trial? Maybe not in this case, but I do believe people can use insensitive terms in a fit of anger. I remember a few years ago, Jonah Hill used a derogatory word for gay people out of anger and frustration over harassing paparazzi. It did not reflect his true feelings about gay people.

[sonnymarkjiz]

Originally Posted by jeffbase40

That's not the point. The point is do we deserve to have our every moment potentially recorded and posted to the world to put us on trial? Maybe not in this case, but I do believe people can use insensitive terms in a fit of anger. I remember a few years ago, Jonah Hill used a derogatory word for gay people out of anger and frustration over harassing paparazzi. It did not reflect his true feelings about gay people.

While I agree with you to a tee, this lady does seem like she is an actual racist. The "was i just called ignorant by a n word" and the whole "this is america go back to your country" thing says it all.

Some people are just racist. Can't really do anything about it other than just let them be in their own little hateful world.

But I hope nothing bad happens to the racist lady. She sadly has the right to her opinion.

But I agree. I don't think this needed to be put on the front page of the news and going viral everywhere. It does no one any good in either situation. And who knows if that racist lady has a family or kids who aren't racist, and some crazy person goes after the racist lady. That ain't right, either.

[DC at the Ridge]

Originally Posted by jeffbase40

That's not the point. The point is do we deserve to have our every moment potentially recorded and posted to the world to put us on trial? Maybe not in this case, but I do believe people can use insensitive terms in a fit of anger. I remember a few years ago, Jonah Hill used a derogatory word for gay people out of anger and frustration over harassing paparazzi. It did not reflect his true feelings about gay people.

I don't think you really have a point.

We are entitled to our privacy, so we do not deserve to have our every moment recorded.

However, this woman wasn't acting in the privacy of her home, she was acting badly in a public venue.

She wasn't blind, so she could see the phone aimed at her, recording what she said.

It wasn't a momentary lapse, it was a prolonged diatribe. Long enough that the victim had time to get her camera out and start recording. Long enough that other shoppers tried to intercede. Long enough that the manager came and remonstrated with her.

An individual uploaded that recording to social media. It wasn't e-mailed to news services, the victim didn't call reporters. The victim simply put it out there, and like many viral postings it took on a life of its own. The woman who made the choice to behave badly may regret her behavior now, and may regret it for the rest of her life, but she made the choice. I have no doubt that it reflected her true feelings.

And while people who know her personally may know her identity, she remains anonymous to the world at this point. The outrage will die down. Her life will go on. She may not get to shop at Walmart stores again.