A video that’s being heavily circulated online and sparking outrage shows a white woman on a playground calling a young Black boy and an adult the N-word multiple times.
According to the Minnesota Star-Tribune, the video was taken at the Soldiers Field Memorial Park in Rochester. It shows a man confronting a woman carrying a young boy after he hears her call a Black child a racial slur.
After the woman confirms she used the slur, she tells the man recording the video that it’s none of his business, then flips him the middle finger and proceeds to repeat the slur multiple times.
“F you n—,” she tells the man in the video. “N—! N—! N—!”
Rochester, MN: Woman holding her child calls an autistic Black child the N-word, as well as the man who records her. pic.twitter.com/K167J2KObb
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As the man presses her about why she would call a child a racial slur, she explains that the child took her kid’s belongings.
“So that gives you the right to call that child, a 5-year-old, the N-word?” the man asks.
“If that’s what he’s gonna act like,” she responds.
As the footage started spreading on social media, it caught the attention of internet sleuth Michael McWhorter, also known as @tizzyent on social media, who is known for exposing members of the public caught on camera committing acts of misconduct and discrimination.
According to McWhorter, the man recording the video knows the young boy targeted by the woman and says his children often play with the child. The witness alleged in a separate video that the boy has autism. McWhorter said that after he stopped recording, the woman reportedly hurled more slurs and then told him and his wife they should leave the country.
These reports have not been independently verified by Atlanta Black Star.
The woman in the video has been identified as Shiloh Hendrix. She has created an online fundraiser, seeking $1 million to relocate out of fear of retaliation after receiving threats in response to the viral video. She had raised over $300,000 as of Friday morning. She also claims in the video that her hateful outburst was due to the child allegedly stealing from her.
I recently had a kid steal from my 18month old sons diaper bag at a park. I called the kid out for what he was. Another man, who we recently found out has had a history with law enforcement, proceeded to record me and follow me to my car. He then posted these videos online which has caused my family, and myself, great turmoil. My SSN has been leaked. My address, and phone number have been given out freely. My family members are being attacked. My eldest child may not be going back to school. Even where I exercise has been exposed.
I am asking for your help to assist in protecting my family. I fear that we must relocate. I have two small children who do not deserve this. We have been threatened to the extreme by people online. Anything will help! We cannot, and will not live in fear!
The woman’s shameless behavior drew outrage and disgust from thousands of people online, many of whom demanded that the woman be publicly identified and fired from her job.
“You have to be a different type of cruel to do this to kids/in front of kids….this is sick,” one Reddit user commented.
“Absolutely disgusting and she’s a mom!” an Instagram user wrote.
The president of the NAACP Rochester Branch has urged community members to reach out to the organization if they know the identity the family of the impacted child.
“This is deeply disturbing and unacceptable,” local NAACP President Walé Elegbede wrote in a Facebook post. “We are here to ensure that this gets addressed properly.”
