Best believe, Tiktok will do itโs thing. For example, a white Florida man was caught in a viral video allegedly bothering a Black teen for seemingly no reason. The publicโs outraged reaction led to a serious response from the famous company he works for... or should we say worked for?
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The now-viral video shows the Black teen recording himself as he walked around his Florida neighborhood. One white man appeared in frame with his hands on his hips asking the teen (in typical Karen voice), โWhatโs goinโ on buddy?โ Behind him was a white vehicle parked with the driver door open. Two more white men, one slowly riding a bike, also appeared to be alongside the teen.
โN-gga doneโ brought a team out here,โ the teen said to the camera.
โObviously he doesnโt live here,โ one manโs voice said off camera.
Another man then told the teen that heโs walking in a private community and said he needed to leave if he didnโt live there. The man then said if the teen was visiting his friends, he needed to โlet him knowโ because his presence was causing concerns. He followed by accusing the teen of walking past his house โover and over,โ per the video.
โIโm not in front of your house. Youโre actually following me,โ the teen said. โThis is harassment right?โ
In the video, the men are heard interrogating the teen on whether he lived in the neighborhood. One even accused the teen of โharassingโ his wife.
As you can imagine, the internet did not take this interaction lightly and immediately went to image search the faces of Karen trio.
โCan someone say Emmett Till 2024. No one wants yahl wives. Thank God again for cell video,โ wrote one X user.
One of the men bothering the teen in the video was identified as Stephen Carega, an employee at the London Stock Exchange Group Plc. According to Bloombergโs report, the company terminated Carega after the video was brought to their attention.
โThe individual involved was initially suspended while we investigated the matter. The investigation has now concluded, and the individualโs employment has been terminated. LSEG operates a zero-tolerance policy against any form of racism, discrimination, prejudice or harassment,โ the company said via Bloomberg.
The internet strikes again! Karen - 0. Unbothered Black Kid - 1.
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