Tag: Racial Slurs

Neo-Nazis Learned That Not Every Black Man In Florida Is On Board With Their Nonsense

This blog is originally appeared at The Root

A clip shared on social media over the weekend shows a Black individual confronting a Neo-Nazi group in Orlando, Fla.

Trigger Warning: This story contains quotes of racist and homophobic slurs.

Those neo-Nazis just can’t help but spread their racist, sexist, homophobic, bigoted, and white supremacist views wherever they go.

But over the weekend, one Black individual who came across them was not having it.

On Saturday, a neo-Nazi group was spotted marching off a highway near a suburb of Orlando, Fla. In videos recorded by residents and journalists, the Nazis, holding swastika flags, can be heard repeatedly shouting “Faggots!” and “White Power!” while also performing the Nazi salute.

More than halfway through the clip, another demonstrator can also be heard shouting, “Vote for Ron DeSantis!”

As a Black man drove past the demonstration, he slowed down to voice his opinion, using a speaker in his car to shout at the neo-Nazis. In the video, when it became clear he was stopping to confront the group, several of the marchers began shouting, “Nigger! Nigger!”

In response, the Black man, driving a Black truck, smiled and shouted, “Why y’all got on masks though?! Why y’all got on masks though?! Why y’all got on masks though?!”

According to Newsweek, the individuals “protesting” are members of the Goyim Defense League (an antisemitic hate group) and the Blood Tribe (a neo-Nazi group).

As more details emerge about the shooter in the tragic Jacksonville incident, and with Newsweek reporting that the Orlando area has seen an increase in far-right protests, it’s clear that members of these hate groups are growing increasingly brazen—masking their faces, but still making their presence known.

Ryan Christopher Palmeter, the individual responsible for fatally shooting three Black people in Jacksonville, Fla. last weekend, used an assault rifle adorned with a swastika and hurled racial slurs at his victims before killing them.

As we’ve seen with other hate crimes, it only takes one dangerous white supremacist to inflict a lifetime of pain on communities they view as outsiders.

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Should We Be Concerned? Nazis March Through Ohio Streets Waving Red Swastika Flags and Chanting Racial Slurs— And There’s More

This blog is originally appeared at The Root

The White House has denounced the incident that occurred over the weekend.

President-elect Donald Trump has yet to take office, but are we already witnessing the impact of the racist rhetoric that shaped the election? Last week, a white supremacist openly used the N-word during a Senate committee meeting in Michigan. Now, Nazis are marching through the streets of Ohio.

On Saturday, November 16, a group of neo-Nazis marched through the streets of Columbus, Ohio, waving flags adorned with red swastikas and shouting racial slurs. Around a dozen individuals took part in the display, dressed in black pants, shirts, and face-covering attire.

The White House has now issued a statement condemning their actions. The Anti-Defamation League reports that there were 7,567 white supremacist incidents in 2023, marking a record high.

ABC News has reported that White House spokesperson Andrew Bates issued a statement saying that President Joe Biden “abhors the hateful poison of Nazism, Antisemitism, and racism.”

“Hate directed against any of us is a threat to every single one of us,” Bates added. Columbus public safety dispatchers received reports of the men marching around 1:30 p.m., and the footage has since gone viral on social media.

Before the White House issued its statement, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther called the march a “cowardly display” and affirmed that the city would always stand against “hatred and bigotry.”

“We will not allow any of our neighbors to be intimidated, threatened, or harmed because of who they are, how they worship, or whom they love,” the Democratic mayor wrote on X.

According to CNN, Republican Ohio Governor Mike DeWine also spoke out against the troubling trend of “spewing vile and racist speech against people of color and Jews.” “There is no place in this state for hate, bigotry, antisemitism, or violence, and we must denounce it wherever we see it,” DeWine stated.

No arrests were made during the event, although WBNS reported that officers briefly detained some of the participants. On Sunday, November 17, Columbus community leaders organized a unity march to demonstrate solidarity and affirm that hate will not be tolerated.

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