After nearly two months, the woman who went on a racist tirade over a $1 Michaels bag and a homophobic rant over a bottle of water at a Peet’s coffee shop is finally breaking her silence.
“This wasn’t about race, this was not about political views,” 29-year-old Jennifer Boyle said in an exclusive interview with NBC 5 in Chicago, “this was about very poor customer service and being told to leave without warning.”
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Since the videos of Boyle calling a black Michaels employee an “animal” and a gay Peet’s employee a “bitch” went viral last November, Boyle says she’s become the target of online bullies who have made “disgusting, derogatory, crude” comments about her and accused her of being racist, homophobic, and mentally “unhinged,” which she insists is simply not accurate.
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According to Jenny, “There’s not one bone in my body that’s racist or homophobic. And that’s the bottom line.”
So what happened, exactly? Here’s what she has to say about the incident at Michaels:
“My perception of what was happening after being told to leave was that I was being discriminated against not only based on not wanting to buy reusable bags … but also the fact that she brought up my political affiliation and who I voted for, who she assumed I voted for without knowing anything about me.”
So she threw a temper tantrum, which she said was due to “frustration of why am I being treated differently?”
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And as for mocking a gay coffee shop employee in Boystown, Boyle says “I do not believe that I have an issue dealing with my anger. … What people don’t know is what was said to me at Peet’s.”
Boyle says she regrets screaming at the employees, but maintains that she is a victim of discrimination.
“Looking at it now, I think [walking away] would have been the right thing to do,” she says. “I really believe that it was fight or flight kicked in and I felt that I needed to defend myself.”
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She adds: “I wish I would have just been above, cooler heads prevail, been above reproach and would have just left and called corporate like I did do on Friday.”
She concluded by saying she’s a “work in progress” and that she’s going to try really, really hard not to scream at people in public anymore.
“We’re all human and I really believe that being above reproach is the way to be from now on,” she says.
You can watch the interview here if you just can’t get enough.
11jks13
I wish I could say this to her directly. Cry me a freeking river….REALLY. I guess all the 1000x hate she got back was too much. Poor thing, you ruined your own life. THE INTERNET NEVER FORGETS!!!
LucasH
Is anyone surprised by her comments? She was delusional then, she is delusional now.
Jack Meoff
So typical of these hate filled bigots. When they get caught out and have to answer for their actions they never simply apologise or admit fault they make up stories about how things were misconstrued or how it is they who were mistreated or discriminated against.
Seriously how bloody hard is it not to scream at strangers in public spaces and to keep your views to yourself. We all think things we would never say in public yet we all manage to keep our mouths shut. She needs to rethink the mental health issue and seek professional advice.
robho3
‘Lookimg at it now I think walking away would have been the right thing to do’…. gee you think???? Or maybe girl should smoke some pot before she goes out in public.
Sluggo2007
“being told to leave without warning” Was she expecting an engraved invitation in advance?
1EqualityUSA
Now substitute the speaker of these words as if they were being spoken by Trump in 13 months. Chilling.
JessPH
She needs psychiatric help. Period.
Roan
Bless her little Nazi heart.
Kangol
Poor little politically correct Trumpista. They’re coming out of the woodwork. BYTCH, if you can deal out the hate, you better be able to deal with the backlash!
paul dorian lord fredine
oh, boo hoo. bite me.
captainburrito
She doesn’t have an issue controlling her anger but she will work really hard to not scream at people in public? Ok….
corktownboy
I can’t believe she’s only 29. All that hate ages one.
TomChicago
In Chicago, we have an ordinance in place that prohibits the dispensing of the flimsy plastic bags that “time will not decay.” It is now common practice to be advised of a charge for a non-paper bag. It was annoying in the beginning, but in this case this lady revealed a subterranean ocean of bitterness that has nothing to do with a bag.
1EqualityUSA
So fun.
spiffy
@TomChicago: So Chicago still gives out paper bags for free? Here in CA we have to pay for bags no matter what material they’re made from.
seaguy
Bitch the only thing your a victim of is your own pathetic racist stupidity. Quit trying to make yourself the victim cause your not you pathetic bitch. You are just reaping what you have sown.