Alcohol does tend to expose the worst in people, as an Uber driver unfortunately found out with a drunk passenger over the weekend.
A video, circulating on YouTube, Reddit, and TikTok, caught by an Uber driver from Charlotte, North Carolina shows a drunk woman named Stella who was asked to leave the driver's vehicle.
Watch here:
The woman, incensed, started hurling racial slurs at the driver. As she continued to fly off in a rage, her friends tried to calm her down and take her away from the driver.
One companion in particular, the man in the video, kept attempting to get her away from the car.
When she yelled "Go back to Asia!" he became agitated and tried to get her away from the driver.
A recently posted video of a Charlotte woman yelling hateful slurs at her Asian Uber driver had some folks on social media attacking the wrong woman, but @lafrancois_j confirmed the identity of the woman actually caught in the viral video.https://qcnerve.com/charlotte-woman-yells-slurs-at-asian-driver/\u00a0\u2026— Queen City Nerve (@Queen City Nerve) 1624389267
@ab_ludvig Tour employee is in public drink and yelling racist comments. Stella Thomas in your NC office is disgusting.pic.twitter.com/NhIRpfYERg— Bronwyn sanderson (@Bronwyn sanderson) 1624333009
Hey Stella Thomas... GTFO, Charlotte doesn't need your brand of ugly.https://twitter.com/queencitynerve/status/1407416713856040962\u00a0\u2026— Beth (@Beth) 1624390081
So the woman, Stella Thomas, is a marketing manager for a Swedish company that has an American operations office in Charlotte, NC, where she also shares a home with the company President. \n\nShe\u2019s been suspended until they figure out \u201cnext steps.\u201d *wrist slap*https://twitter.com/queencitynerve/status/1407416713856040962\u00a0\u2026— Mr. Christopher (@Mr. Christopher) 1624408293
Lots of good wtf here, including this quote from her employer rep, \u201cOur company enforces a multicultural environment and unfortunately this is something people do,\u201d which makes sense when you find out she\u2019s DATING? the president of the company.https://twitter.com/queencitynerve/status/1407416713856040962\u00a0\u2026— Zen (@Zen) 1624400843
#stellathomas - was hired by this man: \n\ndo what you will with that info.pic.twitter.com/UI3uJ1V2PE— Wel Sed (@Wel Sed) 1624372694
"I work all day, and you guys give me the wrong sh*t here," the driver says when he is approached by the man. "I'm gonna call 911. I'm gonna wait right here."
The woman in the video has since been identified as Stella Thomas, a marketing manager for the company AB Ludvig Svensson.
The company issued a statement.
"Our company enforces a multicultural environment and unfortunately this is something people do," a representative of Svensson told Queen City Nerve.
"She's been with the company a long time and she's been a very good asset."
Stella Thomas must truly be an awful person. People were quick to give her name up!— JB (@JB) 1624385742
Does your company tolerate hate against Asian Americans? Because they have yet to release a proper statement on Stella Thomas.— Bubby2692 (@Bubby2692) 1624387416
Nothing like drunken MAGA to ruin your evening, is there?— BlissInTexas (@BlissInTexas) 1624298536
Omg leave her there. Everyone drive away.— \ud835\ude71\ud835\ude81\ud835\ude78\ud835\ude7d\ud835\ude88 (@\ud835\ude71\ud835\ude81\ud835\ude78\ud835\ude7d\ud835\ude88) 1624299165
The President of the company, Mauricio Manotas, said in a statement action was being taken, though he was unclear what actions.
"We at Ludvig Svensson strongly object to this kind of behavior. Disciplinary actions are being taken as we speak. We support a safe and all-inclusive work environment."
Remember.. if you saw the Stella racist Thomas video and thought "How could she??", remember that EVERY WHITE WOMAN thinks like that.. Stella was just drunk enough to say it out loud.\n\n#NoWhiteWomenhttps://twitter.com/lafrancois_j/status/1407077520999170057\u00a0\u2026— Blakes Neph (@Blakes Neph) 1624412901
Sharing because her employer says "she's a good asset to the company."https://twitter.com/lafrancois_j/status/1407077520999170057\u00a0\u2026— Sky/River (@Sky/River) 1624391515
Three kinds of people always tell their truth: Angry people, children, and drunks. Alcohol doesn\u2019t change you, it changes your ability to discern what you should and shouldn\u2019t say/do.https://twitter.com/lafrancois_j/status/1407077520999170057\u00a0\u2026— Gizzy Colorizzy (@Gizzy Colorizzy) 1624389803
Public records, however, show Manotas and Thomas own a home together in the city of Charlotte, so hope for consequences remains low.
A pattern of anti-Asian violence has been plaguing the United States since the outbreak of the pandemic in mid-2020. Unfortunately that racist pattern appears to still be alive and well.
