Viral videos posted to Twitter on Christmas Day show a Dallas, Texas, man making racist and xenophobic comments to employees and customers while shopping at a Macy's. A Twitter user named Ricky shared the videos and wrote commentary describing the incident.
I really walked into a Twitter video irl today… pic.twitter.com/TjxPaxwbEh
— RICKY (@rickyy_____) December 25, 2018
The video begins in the middle of a heated exchange. A white customer can be seen arguing with a woman who accuses him of being "disrespectful" and who tells him if he can't treat salespeople with respect, he needs to leave.
The white man complains the woman is just a "customer" who he wants "out of my face" so he could buy a Michael Kors bag. As onlookers wonder whether they should call security or the police, the man angrily says the employees who were helping him were speaking Arabic.
At this point, a third customer, a Black man, intervenes, and asks the man, "Were they talking to you?"
"Yes, well sorta," the white customer responds.
"If you don't speak Arabic, how do you know they were talking about you?" the Black man asks.
"I have no idea," the white man says, before asking, "Wait a minute, who are you again?"
"Don't worry about who I am. Who I am will come out," the Black customer asserts.
The second clip begins with the white man accusing those trying to defend the saleswoman of being "Democrats." He tells the other customers, "All I want her to do is speak English."
Part 2.
this man made two women cry after publicy humiliating them. Please help me find this awful guy’s information pic.twitter.com/PmwHfFtr6H— RICKY (@rickyy_____) December 25, 2018
As things continue to escalate, another customer steps in and reveals the debate began because the man did not want to spend a dollar to pay for a gift box. As the other customers start to laugh, the white shopper becomes more hostile and begins to use racially charged language.
"All you Arabs and Democrats go back where you came from," he says before directing his attention to Ricky, telling him, "F**k you! Put me on YouTube!" before calling him a "stupid Democrat."
Ricky shared more details in a series of tweets, alleging the man also called him homophobic slurs. He explained he was moved to film the encounter because the man threatened to call the police on the saleswoman. Instead, Ricky believes a police report might have been filed about the man.
A few more details:
1. There was 10-12 diverse lovely people backing the woman up and showing kindness to the employees
2. When I confronted the guy for making the women cry, he shouted homophobic slurs, said to get out of his face bc he paid $300 and left— RICKY (@rickyy_____) December 26, 2018
Background on the video to clear confusion: the man had been hostile, but no one paid attention until he started insulting the woman because of her ethnicity/language. I decided to record after he threatened to call the cops to have proof the employee did nothing wrong.
— RICKY (@rickyy_____) December 26, 2018
Ricky then asked the public for help identifying the white man, while asking that no one dox him.
I also believe a police report was filed for him continually harassing people, but the dude left so no one knew his info. I just want to help find the guy to help, but don’t dox him. If you have any info, DM me pls
— RICKY (@rickyy_____) December 26, 2018
For those asking, this was in a Macy’s located in Dallas, TX. I don’t feel comfortable giving out the location to avoid any harassment to the employees
— RICKY (@rickyy_____) December 26, 2018
As Blavity reported, another racist video went viral last week when Bleacher Report social producer Chika Okafor's white neighbor accused him of not living in their apartment building. Okafor was waiting for a Lyft ride with a friend when the man began harassing him with questions about his place of residency.
Guess we can't get a break for the holidays.
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