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woman typing on phone with caption 'My first racist encounter' 'I am looking out the window. Other two seats are taken by two very large, dolled-up black ladies' (l) WestJet Airlines plane in flight with blue sky (c) woman typing on phone with caption 'My first racist encounter' 'is extremely hostile. She makes Serena Williams look like twiggy I am being...' (r)

‘The fact that it was an email’: WestJet customer notices passenger typing racist message about her on her phone

'THE SERENA WILLIAMS COMMENT?!???’

On Jan 19, 2023 by Braden Bjella

IRL

man speaking (l) TSA at airport (c) man speaking (r)

‘If it’s always me, it’s not random’: Traveler calls out TSA for racial profiling after subjecting him to ‘random’ search for the 5th time

'They make sure you know you're brown.'

On Jan 14, 2023 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL

police speaking outside of McDonald's with caption '4 cop cars and 5 cops later they asked me to leave and stop recording. McDonald's policy clearly does not state anything regarding their so called '30 minute policy' nor does it state getting the police involved.' (l) McDonald's interior with sign 'No Loitering Please Time Limit : 30 MINUTES' (c) McDonald's employee with caption 'McDonald's employees refuse to provide us with the managers name. As they continued to ignore and only communicate with the police' (r)

‘The place is empty so why does it matter to them?’: Customer says McDonald’s kicked him out of store 30 minutes after he purchased food

'It seems like this policy is selectively enforced.'

On Jan 11, 2023 by Jack Alban

IRL

woman holding umbrella speaking caption 'Karen exposes husband part 2.' (l) man and women holding umbrella walking on sidewalk caption 'Karen exposes husband for being racist' (c) man speaking outside caption 'Karen exposes husband part 2.' (r)

‘He called you out of your name. Tell them what you called them’: Woman outs husband for allegedly calling group of Black men the N-word behind their backs on street

'She’s not no Karen. That’s a Kimberly.'

On Jan 3, 2023 by Cecilia Lenzen

IRL

‘Y’all gave this woman a career’: YouTuber HRH Collection targets TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney in transphobic tweets

'She has always been ableist, fatphobic, racist, transphobic.'

On Dec 19, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

Internet Culture IRL

‘This is why recording is important’: ‘Racist Karen’ punches woman for not moving out of her way on the sidewalk

The woman was later arrested for assault.

On Dec 10, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

police with hand on open doorway at Hilton Garden Inn hotel room with caption '#Racism #HiltonGardenInn #WestchesterCounty' (l) Hilton Garden Inn sign on building (c) woman with hand on open doorway at Hilton Garden Inn hotel room with caption '#Racism #HiltonGardenInn #WestchesterCounty' (r)

Hilton Garden Inn guest asked to leave for allegedly smoking in his room and making guests ‘uncomfortable.’ He says it’s racism

Many viewers didn’t believe that he was innocent.

On Dec 3, 2022 by Alexandra Samuels

IRL

woman speaking caption 'Influencer Marketing + Yt-Supremacy' 'influencer marketing is a very (white circle) dominated industry' (l) woman speaking caption 'Influencer Marketing + Yt-Supremacy' 'that is the entire influencer marketing world' (c) woman speaking caption 'Influencer Marketing + Yt-Supremacy' 'and for the most part it's not (African American female emoji) people in these positions' (r)

‘The influencers they work with look like everyone else in their office’: Black creator calls out ‘racist’ marketing agencies who choose to hire only white influencers

'They're gonna go with the potential of white mediocrity over the guarantee of Black excellence every single time.'

On Nov 25, 2022 by Jack Alban

Internet Culture IRL

woman greenscreen TikTok over Jordan Beckham TikTok account (l) woman greenscreen TikTok over Jordan Beckham speaking caption 'Jordan Beckham says sorry for using n word in now deleted YouTube video...' (c) woman greenscreen TikTok over Instagram video (r)

‘She’s not sorry for saying it, she’s sorry she got caught’: Influencer forgets to edit racial slur out of YouTube video, sparking debate

'How hard is it to take ONE word out of your vocabulary?'

On Nov 18, 2022 by Melody Heald

Internet Culture IRL

‘I think everybody’s a racist’: Teacher tells Black students that white is the ‘superior race’ in viral video

'Bro they literally let ANYONE become a teacher nowadays.'

On Nov 14, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

IRL

‘Blatant racism is still a thing’: University of Miami students call Black professor a ‘gorilla’ in viral TikTok

'That’s so wrong.'

On Nov 14, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

IRL

Whataburger customer speaking to worker (l) Whataburger building with sign (c) Whataburger customer speaking to worker (r)

‘Can’t believe this is how ppl are still acting over a drink’: Customer allegedly tells Hispanic Whataburger worker to ‘go back to Mexico’

'People act like we’re so scared to lose our retail/fast food jobs.'

On Nov 3, 2022 by Lauren Castro

IRL

Teenagers at store dressed in blackface as inmates caption 'Last Night in Cedar City, UTAH' 'do you guys understand the consequences of what you've just done' (l) Teenagers at store dressed in blackface as inmates caption 'Last Night in Cedar City, UTAH' 'if I still don't think it's appropriate for you guys to be doing this' (c) Teenagers at store dressed in blackface as inmates caption 'Last Night in Cedar City, UTAH' 'you guys are not gonna get in scholarship because this is a hate crime' (r)

‘You guys are not going to get into college’: Teens called out for blackface inmate costumes at Walmart

'You are going to have to live with these consequences.'

On Nov 2, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

IRL

Elon Musk speaking in front of purple background

‘We can say it now?’: Racists flood Twitter with the N-word after Elon Musk takes over

Users are spamming the N-word under the belief that Musk won't moderate their speech.

On Oct 28, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Tech

‘Colonize me, baby’: Exploring the extremely taboo and highly criticized fetish of race play

Some argue '[race play] is about destabilizing and critiquing systems of power through sex.' Others think it's an extension of racism.

On Oct 26, 2022 by Will Cameron

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