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The real truth comes out at the end of the video. The reason the woman is going off is because the people are Indian and Muslim. The woman spewing hatred says:
Youre not even from here. I am. I was born in America, the woman says.
Calm intervention by Tong, whose father is of Chinese descent and whose mother is Latina, steps in and asks the woman in both English and Spanish to stop berating the pair, eventually succeeding.
Link:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/17/tracey-tong-new-york-subway-video-racial-abuse
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Citizens are going to hold this country together!
Gothmog
(145,554 posts)MineralMan
(146,329 posts)Point made!
mainer
(12,029 posts)smart gal
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)That's amazing to know so many languages. I'm impressed.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Why do I think that if the bigot in question was a white guy in a MAGA hat, DU would've been all over it?
Thanks for posting this however. It makes me feel good to know people like this young woman are out there willing and courageous enough to speak up.
K and r.