A Lyft driver who doesn't tolerate any form of bigotry kicked a woman out of his car after she apparently made a comment suggesting her casual racism.
The driver, James W. Bode, posted a dashcam video of his interaction with a female passenger who appeared to express relief at seeing a White driver upon entering his vehicle.
Bode was thrown when the woman told him, "You're like a White guy."
When he was taken aback by her statement, she continued:
"You're like a white guy? You're like a normal guy, like you speak English?"
And just like that, her ride was over before it started.
He did the right thing. No matter what you think, making those comments is racist.— What's your passion? (@What's your passion?) 1652750368
You can see the clip, below.
Warning: expletives and use of the n-word.
Lyft driver cancels ride on racist bar owners. He gets called "n****r lover" and threatened with a punch in the face for it. (Zero tolerance for racist assholes.)pic.twitter.com/Ngdait6NUE— StrictlyChristo\u273a\uea00\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf3b (@StrictlyChristo\u273a\uea00\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf3b) 1652573371
No longer wanting to accommodate her, Bode turned to the woman and said, "Nah, you can get out of the car," adding:
"That's inappropriate. That's completely inappropriate."
"If somebody was not white sitting in this seat, what would be the difference?"
The woman–who Bode identified on Facebook as "Jackie"–said:
"Are you serious?"
Oh Jackie, you've shown yourself to be a racist!https://www.insider.com/watch-lyft-driver-boots-woman-from-car-after-racist-remarks-2022-5\u00a0\u2026— Pammie \ud83c\udf0a \ud83c\udf0a (@Pammie \ud83c\udf0a \ud83c\udf0a) 1652652467
Bode then addressed her companion, a male passenger who was about to enter the vehicle, and told him he was refusing their service.
The man responded by calling Bode a "f'king a**hole" and a "piece of sh*t."
He then threatened Bode physically, saying he will "punch him in the f'king face."
Bode casually responded, "It's all on camera, man. You're gonna threaten me? Assault?"
When the stunned woman realized they were refused service, Bode spelled it out for them without mincing words.
He told them, "You guys are racist f'ks."
Wow love this guy ! !— Greg (@Greg) 1652732010
As if on cue, the man outside the car showed his true colors by using a racial slur.
He then told Bode to "get the f'k out of here."
The internet applauded Bode for taking a stand against casual racism.
James, thank you! we're not going to fix our country with racist acts nor contribute to society's well-being by condoning it! \nWatch: Lyft driver kicks a woman out of his car after she asks him if he's 'a normal guy' who 'speaks English' https://news.yahoo.com/watch-lyft-driver-kicks-woman-182118989.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr\u00a0\u2026 via @YahooNews— Participate & Own (@Participate & Own) 1652656159
All good decent people need to push back against hate, racists and Maga people. Do not tolerate bad behavior. Call it out. Shun them.\n\nLyft driver kicks a woman out of his car after she asks him if he's 'a normal guy' 'a white guy' who 'speaks English'https://news.yahoo.com/watch-lyft-driver-kicks-woman-182118989.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr\u00a0\u2026— John Oberlin (@John Oberlin) 1652703871
Make life hard for racists pls. Thanks.https://www.insider.com/watch-lyft-driver-boots-woman-from-car-after-racist-remarks-2022-5\u00a0\u2026— Tony (@Tony) 1652717505
Good for you, Bode. Zero-tolerance for racist BS.\n\nWatch: Lyft driver kicks a woman out of his car after she asks him if he's 'a normal guy' who 'speaks English' https://news.yahoo.com/watch-lyft-driver-kicks-woman-182118989.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr\u00a0\u2026 via @Yahoo— \u26be\ufe0f 44 Sonic on Fire (Catzi) \u26be\ufe0f (@\u26be\ufe0f 44 Sonic on Fire (Catzi) \u26be\ufe0f) 1652716339
KUDO\u2019s to the \u2066@lyft\u2069 driver! No one has time nor will they tolerate #racist pricks !! I would have kicked those racists out too!!https://news.yahoo.com/watch-lyft-driver-kicks-woman-182118989.html\u00a0\u2026— Lei \ud83d\udc9b (@Lei \ud83d\udc9b) 1652645280
Dude drop your cash app. I wanna support your life choice of being a stand up human being. I\u2019m serious.— G-man (@G-man) 1652575002
So the alleged owners of a spot called #FossilsLastStand IMMEDIATELY showed their racists azz & the Lyft Driver Boots Woman From Car After She Makes Racist Remarks. The husband got mad & called him a NI33ER LOVER & threatened violence\n\n#ThisIsAmerica2022https://www.insider.com/watch-lyft-driver-boots-woman-from-car-after-racist-remarks-2022-5\u00a0\u2026— RipplesOfHope (@RipplesOfHope) 1652672151
"Wow, you think we're racist!? *immediately confirms it*"https://twitter.com/StrictlyChristo/status/1525629413357850624?s=20&t=f8k2eOk37TtNsq-2b0EiLg\u00a0\u2026— Double_A_Neu (@Double_A_Neu) 1652719907
The clip ended with Bode rolling down the passenger side window and telling the couple he was going to call the cops.
Racists hate being called out on their casual racism.— StrictlyChristo\u273a\uea00\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf3b (@StrictlyChristo\u273a\uea00\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf3b) 1652574693
Zero tolerance.pic.twitter.com/hGCFpwv0fM— Susan (@Susan) 1652583001
On his Facebook post, Bode revealed the incident occurred at Fossils Last Stand, on Race Street in Catasauqua–a pub in Pennsylvania, presumably owned by the couple.
"Everyone's gonna know," said Bode, after asking if they were the owners of the establishment.
It appears the bar was subjected to bad reviews online after the clip went viral.
Fossil\u2019s Last Stand in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania outside Allentown. Soon to be permanently closed...\n\nThey are getting review bombed and took down their FB page.\nhttps://www.yelp.com/biz/fossils-last-stand-catasauqua\u00a0\u2026https://www.google.com/maps/place/Fossil%E2%80%99s+last+stand/@40.651398,-75.4624587,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x65cb2619f23bf355!8m2!3d40.651398!4d-75.4624587?hl=en\u00a0\u2026— StrictlyChristo\u273a\uea00\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf3b (@StrictlyChristo\u273a\uea00\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf3b) 1652573723
The repercussions from the racist display demonstrated that bigotry will get you nowhere.
Bode said he filed a police report "only because of the assault threat."
He concluded his post with:
"If you make me feel uncomfortable, I will absolutely do the same especially in my car or property."
"Yes they were made aware I was recording, yes I have postings in my car indicating such."
Lyft responded positively to Bode's handling of the unpleasant encounter with the following statement:
"We are incredibly grateful to Lyft driver @Jameswb333 for instantly shutting down this hate & upholding our no tolerance anti-discrimination policies."
"We're looking into these riders & are in touch with James to show our thanks."
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