Proud Trump Supporter Goes on Racist Tirade After Being Cut Off in Traffic
Image via Twitter (@ShaunKing)The election is one day away and no matter how it turns out, the candidacy of Republican Donald Trump has irreversibly changed the modern cultural and political landscape. One facet of that is the way in which he’s normalized Islamophobia, racism, sexism and xenophobia for millions of his followers. Exhibit A of the emboldened Trump supporter is this unidentified man in Memphis, Tenn., who was caught on camera going on a racist tirade.
The man filming the video (embedded below), later identified as Brandon, reportedly cut off the Trump supporter, who has yet to be identified, in traffic, leading to the confrontation in a parking lot. The man begins the video by yelling “Trump” at Brandon as if it were a threat or insult in some way, before going on a rant about how black lives don’t matter, repeatedly calling Brandon the n-word, saying that white lives matter, and saying he would have “smashed” Brandon if it wasn’t for the camera.
On top of that, as if going for Discriminatory White Dude Bingo, the man also stopped his wife from participating in the confrontation by telling her to, “Be a woman,” and slamming the car door shut on her, calling Brandon homophobic and transphobic slurs, and grabbing his crotch and flashing his abs trying to intimidate Brandon.
The video ends with Brandon driving away and saying, “That’s exactly why y’all need to get out and vote. You ever needed proof why you need to get out and be heard? Go fucking vote.”