A Muslim woman in Santa Monica, California was pleasantly surprised to find multiple people came to her defense after a White woman began berating her for wearing her hijab in a store.
The woman attempted to cut in front of TikToker @zardanainjali in the checkout line at a local grocery store.
When @zardanainjali tried to say something, the woman launced into her Islamaphobic tirade.
@zardanainjali Thanks to you #Karen i’m going to wear my #hijab loud and #proud #racist #islamaphobe #fypシ #muslim #islam #peace #blm #forypupage #middleeastern #
Suddenly another shopper joined in.
"Don't talk to her like that," said the other shopper, a Black woman.
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The White woman then called the Muslim woman a "f'king Middle-Easterner who thinks she's f'king privileged."
After that, several other people came to her rescue, with half of the video showcasing a veritable crowd of people who stepped up to defend her.
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A couple then offered to walk her to her car in order to give her further protection and comfort.
At the end of the video, @zardanainjali began to break down.
She wrote in the text on-screen:
"I'm so embarrassed for breaking down and crying but no child should see their mom being attacked....no child should be traumatized like this."
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The trauma of a bigoted attack is great, despite the amount of people who jumped in to help the victim.
But the fact people jumped in at all?
That's a big deal. Hopefully it can inspire others to jump in the next time they see something like this happening.
