A white woman harasses a black woman on a bike by accusing her of selling drugs. The woman in question was riding a bike with a basket full of hair extensions.
This video which was filmed by the customer of the woman being accused shows a white woman interrogating her as she is on her bike.
The video starts with the white woman telling the woman that it looks like she is selling drugs as a “heads up”.
“Why are you doing it here?” asks the woman.
“Because I can. It’s a public park”, replies the woman on the bike.
She had come to the park to have a public exchange of goods as is customary for eBay and other online purchases in lieu of sharing private addresses.
“Okay, looks like a drug deal.”, the woman insists.
After some back and forth, the woman finally hands over the extensions. This is when the ‘Karen’ jumps back in.
The black woman says, “I have a legit business. I pay $50,000 in taxes.”
“And people are talking about the girl on the bike that’s dealing drugs. If they call the police on you, I tried. Okay? I tried.”
People were surprised by the businesswoman’s politeness in the face of such blatant racism.
It was also surprising considering the woman looked nothing like a drug dealer would so the suspicion really came out of nowhere.
They also pointed out how it was just safer to do deals in public spaces considering safety issues that sellers like her could run into.
