Photo via RayahSunshine/TikTok
April 15, 2021, 11:25 am
A woman in Mountain View, California filmed herself confronting an aging white guy after she spotted him tearing down flyers advertising a rally meant to decry racist hate against Asian Americans.
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She posted the video to her TikTok account, where it has gained over 86,000 likes and many comments supporting her for calling the man out.
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The TikTok user, who goes by “RayahSunshine,” said in video captions that she struggled with whether or not to confront the man, but when she confirmed that the flyers in the trash were the ones for the rally, she gathered her courage.
“You really should be ashamed of yourself ripping off those flyers,” she yells at him while he’s getting into his car. “I saw you!”
The man seems to feign confusion at first, but then basically admits to it by using the old “I can do what I want” defense.
“Who are you to tell me what to do?” he says, even trying to tell her to be ashamed for that.
Rayah complained in the captions that she was so upset she couldn’t think of what to say to him, but she did manage to come up with a few choice words.
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“You should’ve left your hands off of those,” she tells him. “Those aren’t your flyers. Go to hell!”
The man continues to claim that Rayah should “tell people what to do” as she rips into him.
“F— you! You have hate in your heart! Go to hell!”
“You’re a jerk, but that’s okay. Wait until this goes viral!” And then it did.
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At the end of the video, Rayah shows the flyers that the man threw in the trash. One was a call for justice for Pak Ho, an elderly Asian man who was assaulted and robbed during a morning walk. The suspect allegedly punched Ho, causing him to fall on the sidewalk and hit his head on the pavement, resulting in brain damage. Ho later died from his injuries at the hospital.
The other flyer was promoting a gathering of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to speak on their experiences living in the area, support each other, and march against racial bigotry.
Multiple AAPI commenters have thanked Rayah for standing up to the man, with others noting the irony of the fact that the man drove away in a Honda. The community went ahead with the rally on April 11.
*First Published: April 15, 2021, 11:25 am
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