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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsMeet the Upstate New York Man Who Calmly Recorded Woman's Racist Rant [VIDEO]
When Narvell Benning (pictured) left his house in Buffalo, N.Y., for work on the morning of May 30th, he was already on the expressway when he realized he forgot to put on deodorant. Instead of returning to his home, he stopped at a Dollar General in Cheektowaga to purchase some, but what was supposed to be a quick stop to get fresh ended up with the father of four becoming the victim of a vicious racial assault.
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Benning, 36, told NewsOne that when he left the store and got inside of his truck, he noticed several children near his vehicle. Their mother was just a few steps behind. When he started the ignition, Benning said the sound startled the children, who were standing in front of his truck, and they flinched. That was when the woman, Janelle Ambrosia, lost it.
So she comes walking down, saying, You ignorant fucking N*gger. And I said, What did you say? She said, You ignorant fucking N*gger. I said, Wow, I cant believe you said this, Benning told NewsOne.
But instead of engaging in a verbal back and forth with Ambrosia, Benning reached in to his pocket for his phone and began recording. When NewsOne first reported on the story, commenters on Facebook praisedBenning for his calm, non-combative response. Benning says that keeping his composure was necessary for him to document the racism that many Americans refuse to acknowledge.
Honestly, a lot of this stuff is swept under the rug, and its rare that you find somebody being as belligerent as she is and forcefully angry toward an individual of another race on tape, he said. With all of this stuff thats going on, the world needs to know that this is happening in Cheektowaga, in Buffalo, New York. Its happening here. Its happening to an individual who promotes positive stuff, so if youre going to say it to me, say it on camera. And she definitely didnt have a problem doing that.
While Benning understands why others would have lost their patience, he says his real pain is for Ambrosias children.
The only thing I was getting upset about was the fact that she was doing that in front of her kids, he said. When you do that in front of your kids, you dont give them an opportunity to love. Its all about hate and hating something they have no idea about. Im a calm individual anyway. Im only competitive when its basketball time. I used to play basketball in college and thats when my competitive nature comes out, but off the court, Im cool, calm, collected, respond when I need to respond. Thats my demeanor.
Watch Ambrosia call Benning racial slurs here: http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/meet-upstate-new-york-man-who-calmly-recorded-womans-racist-rant-video?akid=11890.1892773.xmu0Sp&rd=1&src=newsletter1000221&t=5
Teaching your kids how to be a racist ass bag. PARENTING!!
mnhtnbb
(31,319 posts)For all the world to see.
Kaleva
(36,146 posts)"Before WBLK host Big Rob could even ask the question, she jumped in with "I'm not a racist. I have a black cousin."
Explaining how the term "nigger" entered the equation, she said, "Nigger means an ignorant person, it has nothing to do with race. He pissed me off, I'm bipolar." "
".... Janelle says her ex has seen the video of her rant and wants to take custody of the kids."
http://gawker.com/racist-stripper-im-not-a-racist-i-have-a-black-cousi-1586011059