‘I’m white – that means I’m automatically better than you’: Man threatens to lynch black Popeyes employee and calls her the n-word in racist rant in Florida
- A viral video captured the moment a white man went on a racist rant against black employees at a Popeyes in Okeechobee, Florida
- The man claimed the black employee called him a ‘cracker,’ but when the manager asked what he said to her, the man admits he called her the N-word
- He goes on a racist tirade as the employee fires back at him
- The man then threatens to beat the woman and hang her from a tree
- As he leaves the store, he yells that he’s white and ‘automatically’ better than her
- Popeyes officials said they’re providing support for the franchise and reviewing how to help employees deal with negative customers
A man threatened to lynch a black Popeyes employee, calling her the N-word and claiming he’s better than her because he’s white, in a horrific racist rant in Okeechobee, Florida.
A viral video of the incident captures the moment the man confronts the woman’s boss, a black man, claiming the employee called him a ‘cracker.’
The manager asks the man, ‘And what did you call her?’
The unidentified white man responds: ‘I called her a n***** after she called me cracker.’
The manager tells the man to ‘have a nice day’ as the man threatens to call the cops on the employee, a bluff the manager calls as he walks away.
The man then hangs up his phone and goes on to say: ‘All you n***** think this is f**king acceptable. You f**king n*****.’
A viral video captured the moment a white man went on a racist rant against black employees at a Popeyes in Okeechobee, Florida, hurling racial slurs at them
The man, who has not been identified, threatened to call police after he claimed the black employee called him a ‘cracker.’ When the woman’s manager asked the man what he called her, the man admits he called her the n-word
The man goes on to use the n-word at the employee and manager and threatened to beat her when she goes outside and hang her on a tree
The manager, now off screen, tells the man he’s entitled to his own opinion, and the female employee can be heard saying: ‘He can’t call me that. He’s a cracker. F**k him.’
The female employee goes on to further insult the man, and he retaliates by threatening her.
‘When I catch get your n***** a** outside, I promise you, I promise you, Imma beat your f***ing n***** a** ,’ he yells.
‘Imma hang you from a f***ing tree, b****.’
The woman continues to insult the man and call him a ‘cracker’ as he keeps threatening to beat her.
‘Your parents raised you like a f***ing n*****,’ he says.
The two continue to insult each other as the man walks away, but before he leaves, he can be heard saying, ‘I’m white. That means I’m automatically better than you, b****.’
The man and the employee continued to insult each other, but he was the only one who threatened violence by saying he would beat her
Just before he left, he yelled, ‘I’m white. That means I’m automatically better than you, b****’
The incident took place at the Popeyes franchise in Okeechobee, Florida. The company condemned the man’s rant and said it was providing assistance to the franchise and reviewing how to help workers deal with hateful customers
Popeyes officials said they condemned the white man’s behavior and that the company has zero tolerance for ‘hateful aggression’ at its restaurants.
The company is also working with the franchise owner to provide support for employees and is reviewing ways to help workers better navigate these kinds of situations.
No police report was filed over the incident.
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