The video is vile. The hate is palpable. The location is shocking.
A Fort Lauderdale neighborhood in Middle River, just across the border of Wilton Manors, was the site of a vicious verbal attack, the kind that might not stand out in places like Alabama, Mississippi, and other rural areas.
But in Wilton Manors, it gets noticed.
Tyson Baker shot video of an argument with a woman who, he says, has been harassing him and his partner.
“I honestly am so frustrated between my partner having a panic attack and the messages,” he said.
She dared him to post the video, so he did.
“Put me online you fucking faggot. You disgusting faggot.” She continued, “And you know what? I know where your car is. So when we move, guess what.”
“Is that a threat?” Baker replied.
“You disgusting fucking faggots. Fuck you too. You probably have AIDS you gross fucks.”
You can see police in the video. They worked to de-escalate the situation and no arrests were made.
The woman dredged up all the greatest hits: disgusting, faggot, AIDS, personal threats. In an interview with OutSFL, Baker calls it what it is.
“It’s not political, it’s personal. It’s homophobia.”
While we are declining to name her as OutSFL has not talked with her or independently confirmed her identity, she was identified and her place of employment was tracked down. She was fired immediately.
The company, Valley Forge Fabrics, issued a statement saying, “Hate has no place here.” It also reads, “We want to be absolutely clear: the views expressed by this individual do not reflect the values of our company, our culture, or the principles we uphold.”
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