A group of Utah teenagers thought it would be funny to do something blatantly racist for Halloween, and it was an epic fail. Three out of the group of eight painted their faces black and dressed up as prisoners.
As reported by the NYPost, they were seen walking through a Walmart in Cedar City, Utah, on Oct. 31. People were in shock and outraged noticing how nonchalant they were. And out of the bunch, one girl was dressed as a police officer.
Bruh white teens in cedar Utah dressed up as black face prisoners for Halloween & thought it was okay & funny 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/4ghwZbpjNx
— Shannonnn sharpes burner (@shannonsharpeee) November 1, 2022
Spectators watched in disgust as the teens showed no remorse, smirking and smiling like it was totally cool, ignoring their outrage.
Immediately after being published online on Monday, the video went viral. The woman holding the phone was clearly infuriated, but they didn’t care about that either.
“You guys are not going to get into a college,” said the woman recording the teens. “You guys are not going to get any scholarships because this is a hate crime,” she added.
One of the bogus boys had an unintelligent and unhumorous response.
“We all dropped out of high school, it’s OK,” he dumbly responded.
The crew then laughed it off and kept it moving. Overnight, the video gained massive popularity with viewers disappointed, in utter disbelief that parents would enable these kids to behave this way and wear their chosen costumes.
Twitter was up in smoke once they got ahold of the nasty video.
One user brought up another ridiculous incident where a kid won the best costume for dressing as an insurrectionist.
Between this and that little kid winning his school costume contest for dressing as an insurrectionist, I feel like this country is absolutely doomed.
— 😱 Scary Larry 😱 🇺🇦✊🏻🇺🇸🗽 (@aintscarylarry) November 1, 2022
Another person called them trash for taking pride in the hateful act.
Trash, and so proud of themselves. 🤮
— Demeter Bleu (@BlueCatArtist56) November 1, 2022
Others reminded them of the struggles they’re about to face when trying to gain employment or opportunities in life.
THANK YOU to the lady who spoke out. Social media provided a permanent record of each of you young people. Thinking about college entry, gainful employment, this record of each of you is something none of you considered. CEO here- never hire bigots. Community will not defend you
— Steven Peters (@PanhermesPeters) November 1, 2022
Another user declared they would rock whiteface for next year’s festivities.
Me next Halloween in Utah pic.twitter.com/M0O8ofm6kA
— Sims (@SPquill) November 1, 2022