When people ask if racism still exists, here's your digital proof. A video that appears to show an elderly woman encouraging a young boy to use hateful and racist speech has been circulating the internet, and people aren't too happy about it. The disturbing clip has recently gone viral thanks to Facebook, in an attempt to help authorities track down the original source.
In the video, which was reportedly found on Twitter and re-shared on Facebook by youth urban media platform GRM Daily on Nov. 26, shows a woman egging on a young boy to chant, "F*ck em all, f*ck em all, Millwall, Milwall." The chant was allegedly in reference to the Millwall football club in London, who had just won their match against the Greater Manchester, Bury football team in a 2-3 winning game. Additionally, the video also captured the boy yelling, "you f*cking black c*nt," supposedly referencing a few of the members of the team.
GRM Daily released a statement attached to the video, condemning the behavior demonstrated in the clip. "We do not own this video nor do we know the parties involved. We DO NOT condone this behaviour or any form of racism at all," the statement read. "We posted this video with the intention of it going viral and reaching authorities." The media platform also noted that the site only posted to video to bring its attention to authorities, who were reportedly aware of the video and were looking into the identity of the woman.
Many quickly responded in the comments under the video and reposted it on social media, shaming the woman for encouraging that type of explicit behavior, and calling for her to be persecuted for her negligence.
