Trial by social media for a pregnant woman who cried when a man tried to steal the bike she's hired is tried and hung by social media, and put on unpaid leave from her job, with no evidence or investigation:
https://www.bicycling.com/news/a43920956/pregnant-nyc-karen-on-video-trying-to-steal-a-black-mans-citi-bike/
https://news.yahoo.com/receipts-show-hospital-worker-accused-170920174.html
It turns out she had paid for the bike and he has no evidence he paid. But he is not the subject of the internets wrath, no consequences for him.
I hope she takes her employers to court and wins a massive settlement. Surreal levels of misogyny and hatred directed to a pregnant healthcare worker who did nothing wrong at all.
Will this ever be recognised for what it is?
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Pregnant NYC Bike "Karen" was the victim, not the agressor
littleripper · 19/05/2023 09:33
“Pregnant NYC Karen” on Video Trying To Steal a Black Man’s Citi Bike
“Stop fake crying.”
https://www.bicycling.com/news/a43920956/pregnant-nyc-karen-on-video-trying-to-steal-a-black-mans-citi-bike
TrudyProud · 19/05/2023 15:23
A number of responses I'm receiving on this thread have racial and racist undertones. When I joined the discussion it was to provide an alternative pov as the what I took away as a black woman watching the videos.
I won't accept being called a berk (?), told to fuck off or have OP turn recent history on its head because you don't want to consider that this nurse is the instigator and in the wrong
ImAvingOops · 19/05/2023 15:20
"But as a white woman, knowing people are filming, and the other people are black? redock and step away calmly, every time."
Why the fuck should she? She paid for it, it's hers.
TrudyProud · 19/05/2023 15:23
A number of responses I'm receiving on this thread have racial and racist undertones. When I joined the discussion it was to provide an alternative pov as the what I took away as a black woman watching the videos.
I won't accept being called a berk (?), told to fuck off or have OP turn recent history on its head because you don't want to consider that this nurse is the instigator and in the wrong
MaybeSmaller · 19/05/2023 13:38
Talking about women "weaponising tears" is misogynistic BS and nobody who uses phrases like this actually cares about women.
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determinedtomakethiswork · 19/05/2023 15:50
I just don't believe a woman would argue about a bike with a group of young man unless she had actually paid for it. It's not race dependent at all. She would not have argued with a group of white young men either.
TrudyProud · 19/05/2023 13:11
@littleripper @Walrussy you do realise the nurse lied ? The boys had already paid for and hired the bikes.
The nurse tried to steal the bike from them.
Said nurse then weaponised her white woman tears in an attempt to perpetuate said theft.
She deserves to be sacked not just suspended. In a recent past her crying wolf could have resulted in the murder of those black boys. Think back to Emmett Till
Walrussy · 19/05/2023 16:03
If I weren't so annoyed, I could really laugh at the idea of this pregnant nurse wrestling a full-grown man off his bike (that Trudy claims he was actually sitting on before racist white lady came along to steal) and then clambering on herself. It's just absurd.
TrudyProud · 19/05/2023 14:50
@littleripper the boys own recording state they paid for the bike. So until I see proof to the contrary I'll believe them.
The NYC press describe them as youth under the age of 18 aka a child. I do not know these children so if there is a misprint and they clarify (supported by the youths aka children confirming) as such I'll change my description of them. Until then I'll refer to them as children instead of adultifying them to appease your (likely) rascist rhetoric .
Finally I'm a black woman so how does that fit your view of my opinion? I make a point of not allowing white adults bully young black people adultify said young black people.
TrudyProud · 19/05/2023 15:12
Not when they are boys.
Have you even watched the videos?
They are clearly boys
The racist nurse isn't worried about and baby/foetus? Who "risks " the life of their child for a£10 (or whatever it costs)
www.revolt.tv/article/2023-05-18/303301/citi-bike-karen-lawyer-claims-she-paid-for-the-bike/
ImOutside · 19/05/2023 16:23
The weirdest thing about all of this is the amount of people able to draw conclusions about "goodies" and "baddies" from a 90 second video and a picture of a receipt that is so pixelated I'm actual puzzled about how it was produced by a modern phone, let alone from a screenshot.
I imagine that, regardless of the side you're taking, it's more a reflection of your biases than any real evidence.
How do these stories even make it to the media?
Was it uploaded by a twitter account? instagram? tiktok? youtube? If so, why are none of these news outlets mentioning it?
ImOutside · 19/05/2023 16:23
The weirdest thing about all of this is the amount of people able to draw conclusions about "goodies" and "baddies" from a 90 second video and a picture of a receipt that is so pixelated I'm actual puzzled about how it was produced by a modern phone, let alone from a screenshot.
I imagine that, regardless of the side you're taking, it's more a reflection of your biases than any real evidence.
How do these stories even make it to the media?
Was it uploaded by a twitter account? instagram? tiktok? youtube? If so, why are none of these news outlets mentioning it?
TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 19/05/2023 16:29
The young men will also be getting attacked online, won’t they? And while the woman is getting misogyny thrown at her they will be getting racism and probably all manner of nasty violent threats to them and their families. So you can see why they might want to lie low even if they are genuine.
Hence I am not going to draw conclusions from the fact they haven’t come forward.
DustyLee123 · 19/05/2023 15:20
Can we please stop using the ‘K’ word ? I’m fed up of seeing this misogyny used.
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