People are now extending the nickname "Karen" to an Asian woman who was seen on video racially profiling a fashion model inside of a beauty supply store.
Megan Milan said she was shopping at a beauty store called Remy's in Los Angeles' Santee Alley when an Asian cashier accosted her and started rummaging through her purse and coat pockets, accusing her of stealing, the International Business Times reports.
Milan said she was the only Black person inside of the store.
Milan posted the incident with the woman on her Instagram page, and the woman has since been dubbed "Asian Karen."
"You guys, I've been in this store looking, and this lady just came and checked my pockets," Milan said in the video.
"I was going to spend money with her, but she decided to racially profile me," Milan said while the cashier investigated her pockets and then walked away.
"Only Black person in the store, and you decided to check my pockets. I'm the only Black person. And you dug your hands in my pockets," Milan said, confronting the cashier.
In an attempt to justify her actions, the woman responded with, "I'm Asian too," after racially profiling Milan. But then she completely dismissed Milan with, "I'm sorry. I don't care. I really don't care."
Video of the incident produced a hailstorm of public criticism.
Once the video went viral, people left a barrage of negative reviews on Yelp and Google.
''The owner said 'I'm Asian too' after discriminating against the only Black woman in the store, as if that's any excuse or justification. Don't spend your hard-earned money here. Disgusting behavior and I hope she realizes that what she did was wrong and illegal," one person wrote on Yelp.
"The owner of the store is RACIST. An Asian woman who illegally searched a customer's pockets and personal belongings with absolutely no probable cause other than she was Black and the only Black individual in the store. Complete violation and zero remorse afterwards claiming that she's a minority as well," another person posted.
The scathing reviews on Remy's business page dropped its rating to one star, temporarily causing Yelp to disable the comments section on Hi Fashion's page.
