NYC woman in viral Central Park video is fired: 'We do not tolerate racism'
The white woman walking her dog in Central Park who called police to report she was being threatened by “an African-American man” has been fired by investment firm Franklin Templeton.
www.foxnews.com
I can't seem to get the video on the link to to play, so I'm including a youtube clip below.
So, when she called 911, she told them she was being threatened by "an African American man".
But is using a descriptor racist? She also said he was a man. If saying he was African American racist, is describing him as a man sexist? What if she had further described him as short, tall, skinny, fat, ugly, smelly, a cat lover, etc? Would those statements also be discriminatory?
Frankly, she comes across as a a screwball, her reaction to him seemed excessive. But my initial reaction is that calling this racism is a stretch. Hypersensitivity strikes again.
Thoughts?