Asian Montrealer speaks out after racist outburst in local grocery store
Global News
Asian Montrealer Ken Mak recorded video footage of a woman berating him with racist insults in a Nuns Island supermarket.
A normal stop at the local supermarket turned into a violent verbal altercation for an Asian Montrealer Monday.
Ken Mak recorded on video an unidentified woman berating him and his girlfriend with swear words and insults, he says.
“At first I thought she wanted information but it turns out she just wanted to relieve her hate speech me on me because I am Chinese,” Mak said.
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Mak says the lady approached him asking if he was of Chinese origin.
She then proceeded to ask questions about the COVID-19 virus and that’s when Mak says things took an aggressive turn.
The woman can be seen frequently removing her mask and heard hurling anti-Asian racist rhetoric, blaming the Asian community for the ongoing pandemic and lockdown measures.
“The Chinese people – those f—ing who did all of this. The f—ing epidemic that became a pandemic. It’s because of you Chinese people,” she can be heard saying in the video.