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groundloop

(11,523 posts)
Mon Oct 12, 2020, 11:58 PM Oct 2020

White woman calls the wife of Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor the n-word while grocery shopping

Last edited Tue Oct 13, 2020, 12:43 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: CNN

Gisele Barreto Fetterman, who is married to Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, told CNN the incident happened Sunday evening. In a two-second video Fetterman posted on her Twitter account, a White woman is seen lowering her mask and saying, "You're a n****r" through Fetterman's open car window and then walking away. Fetterman was born in Brazil.

Both Fetterman and the state's governor pointed to the incident as an example of the increasing divisions in the US, particularly as the country continue to grapple with racism and xenophobia after a summer of escalated tensions regarding the deaths of Black Americans in the US.

CNN has not identified the woman in the video, but Fetterman told CNN that she had run into the store to pick up some golden kiwis when the woman started harassing her while she was waiting in line to pay.

"A woman walks past me and stops and looks at me, and then says, 'Ugh, there's that n-word that Fetterman married. And, she said you don't belong here, and she called me a thief, and uttered some other ramblings. And, (she) kept walking, went to the other aisle, came back, said a few more things," Fetterman said.



Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/12/us/gisele-barreto-fetterman-racist-pennsylvania-trnd/index.html



But I'm sure there were good people on both sides of this incident.



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White woman calls the wife of Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor the n-word while grocery shopping (Original Post) groundloop Oct 2020 OP
'F' her. elleng Oct 2020 #1
Your link isn't clickable. cannabis_flower Oct 2020 #2
Here's a short clip: Judi Lynn Oct 2020 #3
Wow, Karen has some miles on her n/t TexasBushwhacker Oct 2020 #13
Her gene pool does look subpar. Lucky Luciano Oct 2020 #16
Karen is everywhere. Barbara2423 Oct 2020 #4
So the woman's name is Karen? whistler162 Oct 2020 #10
Lol Fullduplexxx Oct 2020 #12
she's wearing a mask catsudon Oct 2020 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author Grammy23 Oct 2020 #5
Somebody is about to find out the power of being discovered by the internet. Grammy23 Oct 2020 #6
What do you mean...? regnaD kciN Oct 2020 #7
The internet does have it's own, how shall we say, brand of justice. jb5150 Oct 2020 #8
And ones hopes it is served up Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #9
What the heck! You can't even buy golden kiwis safely? Hope Gisele will be able to identity her & Illumination Oct 2020 #11
She'll be outed this morning if not already. Have fun lady............ Bengus81 Oct 2020 #14
surviving in society after going viral for being a racist Roc2020 Oct 2020 #15
I would never venture to offend John Fetterman... malthaussen Oct 2020 #18

Judi Lynn

(160,631 posts)
3. Here's a short clip:
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 12:25 AM
Oct 2020



It's great the article you posted said Gisele Fetterman got a video shot of the car license plate!
 

whistler162

(11,155 posts)
10. So the woman's name is Karen?
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 07:33 AM
Oct 2020

or are you just trying to be as nasty as the woman who insulted the Lt. Gov. wife?

Response to groundloop (Original post)

Grammy23

(5,815 posts)
6. Somebody is about to find out the power of being discovered by the internet.
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 12:45 AM
Oct 2020

She may have felt bold and brazen when she was harassing the woman but just wait. She hasn’t even begun to know half the fun she has brought on herself.

regnaD kciN

(26,045 posts)
7. What do you mean...?
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 01:10 AM
Oct 2020

She'll probably be guest of honor at the next Trump rally there. "Hey, at least she wasn't 'politically correct'!"

jb5150

(1,183 posts)
8. The internet does have it's own, how shall we say, brand of justice.
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 01:19 AM
Oct 2020

What do you want to bet she will soon forthcoming with some lame non-apology.

 

Illumination

(2,458 posts)
11. What the heck! You can't even buy golden kiwis safely? Hope Gisele will be able to identity her &
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 07:34 AM
Oct 2020

press charges so that this white hateful nut doesn't continue her bullying racism with others...

Roc2020

(1,616 posts)
15. surviving in society after going viral for being a racist
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 08:49 AM
Oct 2020

will be extremely oppressive for anybody no matter how much money or friends they have.

malthaussen

(17,217 posts)
18. I would never venture to offend John Fetterman...
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 12:24 PM
Oct 2020

... that is one tough dude. But probably too polite to hit a woman.

-- Mal

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