Forget violent assaults, having your home covered in swastikas and slurs, or riddled with bullets. This is the face of true discrimination: A white Donald Trump voter denied a free Michaels bag.
A woman was recorded losing her temper at employees and fellow shoppers, whom she claimed were “ganging up on her,” after she was asked if she would like to purchase a larger bag for some of her items for one dollar.
The incident occurred last week at a Chicago store, and the woman accused the African-American employees of discriminating against her.
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“Why don’t you shut your face?!” the woman is heard yelling at the start of the video. “And I voted for Trump, so there! What, you want to kick me out because of that? And look who won! And look who won! And look who won!”
The woman soon realizes she is being filmed, and turns on those with cameras out, including the woman whose video is posted below, Jessie Grady.
The woman tells Grady to go home to her husband, whom she says is cheating on her, and accuses her young child of stealing. She pulls out her phone and starts filming Grady and her child, while continuing to argue with the clerk and store manager.
She calls one of the employees an animal, accusing her of yelling across the store at her, which the employee and the manager deny. She is repeatedly asked to calm down and stop using profanity in front of children.
The young woman also claims that one of the employees muttered under their breath that she probably voted for Trump after refusing to give her a free bag, which the employee denied.
“The last person who said out loud they voted for Trump got beat up. So what, you’re all going to beat me up?” she asked Grady.
She was perhaps referring to a man who was attacked by a group of people after a traffic accident. As a local CBS affiliate out of Chicago reports, when the man, David Wilcox, stepped out of his car an onlooker said he was a Trump supporter.
Wilcox asked what that had to do with it, and said he had voted Trump, and then punches were thrown. But he does not believe he was assaulted because of his political views, as those who attacked him said nothing about it.
Grady posted video of the incident at Michaels to Facebook, where it started to go viral. She said it was “the shortened version of a 45 minute ordeal.”
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She said that several people called police, including the woman, who can be heard speaking with a dispatcher at the end of the video. She added that by the time they arrived to the story the young woman had already left.
Grady has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for the employee who received the most abuse from the woman. Grady wrote on the fundraising site:
“I am starting this GoFundMe because I’d like to do something to try to make it up to the employee who was the main target of this racist attack. I’d like to show her that many people are horrified by how this woman treated her, and that we stand with her and appreciate her hard work. She inspired me because despite the hateful words that were being hurled in her direction, she stood in that entranceway calm and unmoving to protect her staff and customers. Her calmness calmed me and I saw a true leader, which in today’s world, is something to be rewarded. All proceeds from this GoFundMe will be given to this employee, who has three children, to try to make her busy holiday season brighter.”
At time of writing, the campaign has raised over $5,000, far surpassing its $400 goal.
Michaels has said they are looking into the incident.
@truantwave At Michaels we do not tolerate racism/discrimination of any kind. We are working to resolve the issue.
— Michaels Stores (@MichaelsStores) November 27, 2016
h/t Chicagoist
NateOcean
While this is amusing, why is it posted on Queerty?
DMRX
Editors:
Thank you for removing the comment that included a link to raise money for this deranged woman.
Herman75
Wow. Imagine being married to that!!
jkb
To coin a phrase: sad.
Transiteer
Not only emotionally immature, but amazingly stupid! Hello Trump supporter. Exactly how stupid are you???
Jack Meoff
This is hilarious. This woman just keeps digger herself further and further into a hole. She must be so pissed that the employee is now getting $5K or more through Gofundme as a result of this.
As for her comments to the woman recording her about going home to her husband who is cheating on her my first thought was that she is projecting her own miserable life onto another. It is probably her who is being cheated on my her husband and to be honest could you blame him. I hope all of her friends and family and neighbours have now seen this video. Priceless.
bambamboom777
I really think these Trump supporters and right-wingers have some kind of psychological disorder that hasn’t been defined yet. They’re all so paranoid and obsessed with their political ideology. They try to make themselves out to be victims of oppression. What a bunch of immature, self-centered, angry little people. Deplorable isn’t strong enough a word to describe them.
Paco
So I guess white people being denied their privilege to freely treat others with disrespect, is now discrimination. SMH
I hope she felt embarrassed for her behavior the following morning.
robho3
Poor thing forgot to take her meds this morning.
Jack Meoff
The fall out from Trump winning the presidency hasn’t only affected America. We have boorish white trash here in Australia citing Trump’s win as they lash out at gays and minorities as well.
http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/sydney-donald-trump/154154
I hope all the Trump supporters are proud of themselves.
Realitycheck
Typical Trump trash, no brain and big whiner.
marc sfe
@DMRX: Please re-read the article…. “I am starting this GoFundMe because I’d like to do something to try to make it up to the employee who was the main target of this racist attack.” The go fund me page is for the employee, NOT the racist bigot.
Mike
Where is Anonymous with an information leak of personal address & phone number when you need them?
DMRX
@NateOcean: Because she references voting for Trump. If you haven’t figured it out by now, the editors/contributors this site love bashing right-wing nutjobs as much as they love scantily-clad men.
I praise them for both.
arig82
Angry word salad.
The Tower of Power
Here’s what you do if someone is disruptive in a business: ask them to leave.
If she/he refuses to leave, call the police because it’s trespassing if they stay.
She would have been dragged out of there embarrassed. I used to love calling the cops on loud, rude people at my old job.
BeauBoi69
I would have SO walked up to her while she was screaming, “I voted for Trump” and grabbed her by the pussy! ???
Doug
The woman is bipolar. The worst thing they could have done was try to reason with her in this state; why didn’t they just call security and have her escorted out of the store?
jesusbangedmybootie
isnt is sad when a white person goes to use 911 and learns this is not a real emergency. This is the most danger shes ever been in and its a nervous break down. i do feel bad OMG shes so priceless I love her lash out calling her kid a thief. If I have learned anything from Amanda Bynes, now is the time to be tweeting like a crazy person (well i mean youll get a huge following) and then when you crash do a 3 day inpatient hold. And then say become a spokesperson for Abilify. At least she can still make bank stripping.
Seriously the only difference between her and the crack head with one eye outside 7-11 on SM blvd is that she has shopping money. he shuts up if you give him a dollar.
jesusbangedmybootie
@Jack Meoff: yeah i saw a few episodes of Geordie Shore, at least I know i cant run from undeserving people getting fame.