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turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
Tue Jan 26, 2021, 11:15 AM Jan 2021

Florida woman has no regrets over racially abusing Black men for working:

'I have reasons to be racist'

By Travis Gettys
Published January 26, 2021

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An unrepentantly racist Florida woman was recorded hurling racist abuse at two Black men she saw working, and her only regret is not saying the N-word often enough during the encounter.

Gina Brashear used the racial slur six times in the short video clip posted online after she saw the two men unloading sheet metal Saturday from a semi-truck, which she complained was blocking her Lehigh Acres driveway, reported WBBH-TV.

"I've been insulted before," said Melvin Finely, who was on the job for OF Logistics during the encounter. "It's nothing new to me, but this time around it's a little, I don't know, it just feels a little different. I have a 7-year-old son, and I dread the day that he would have to go through anything similar to what I have had to go through."



Maybe its time to start boycotting her business.............seriously
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Florida woman has no regrets over racially abusing Black men for working: (Original Post) turbinetree Jan 2021 OP
We really need to re-acquaint some of these people with the concept of shame... Wounded Bear Jan 2021 #1
So wreck her business. Jirel Jan 2021 #2
She seems so miserable. Sucha NastyWoman Jan 2021 #3
This sounds like her... albacore Jan 2021 #4
Went to her Facebook... Archae Jan 2021 #5
Someone will post everything about her soon. blueinredohio Jan 2021 #6
Stupid, Racist Woman! MineralMan Jan 2021 #7

Wounded Bear

(58,670 posts)
1. We really need to re-acquaint some of these people with the concept of shame...
Tue Jan 26, 2021, 11:18 AM
Jan 2021

coupled to public ostracism and business boycotts.

Jirel

(2,018 posts)
2. So wreck her business.
Tue Jan 26, 2021, 11:19 AM
Jan 2021

Never mind "boycotting." That's what Google, Yelp, social media, etc. are for.

Want to be a proud racist? Go broke.

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
7. Stupid, Racist Woman!
Tue Jan 26, 2021, 12:13 PM
Jan 2021

We didn't see the truck, so we don't know if it was even blocking her driveway in the first place.

I have had vehicles block my driveway. If it's someone doing something like unloading and I don't need to leave in my car, I just ignore it. They will be gone soon enough. If I do have to drive out of my driveway, though, I will explain that to whoever is blocking the driveway and ask them politely to move enough to allow me to do so. I have never had anyone refuse to do that.

My guess in this case, though, is that the truck wasn't blocking her driveway. The problem for here was that it was a couple of Black men she thought were too close to her driveway, and were parked on a public street near it. She doesn't like seeing Black people, so she worked herself up into a racist rant.

Sucks to be her.

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