A Minnesota Burger King employee is going viral after wearing blackface and admitting she “just wants to be Black” for Halloween this year. As her face goes viral, social media users have flocked and flooded the review section on the restaurant’s Google page.
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Burger King Employee Reveals Why She Dressed In Blackface For Halloween
On Saturday (October 31), a Black woman from Minneapolis, Minnesota shared a video to Facebook. In the caption, she wrote:
“Y’all taking this HALLOWEEN SH*T TO[O] FAR NOW 😤. Go wipe that sh*t off yo face BECKY BEFORE MY BLK A** GET MAD 😒.”
In the clip, a White woman working the drive-thru at a Burger King is seen in blackface. The video begins with the Black woman repeating her off-camera conversation with the employee. The employee said, “I’m just Black today. You said, ‘Did I think it was ok?’ I said, ‘As long as you have a good heart.’”
When asked if she believed her intentions were good and is a supporter of Black Lives Matter, the employee took a moment and then said, “Well, no. I just wanted to be Black.”
Then, the Black woman asked, “Why would you want to be Black? Do you know the struggles we go through as Black people?” The employee started laughing, trying to contain it. She nervously said, “No..Yes I do. I mean, no. No, I don’t. No, I don’t.” Finally, the video ends.
While taking to the comment section of her post, the Black woman shared a screenshot of the Burger King location. It was located in Faribault, Minnesota. She said, “Call n report her black a** y’all 😭.” Under the reviews on the restaurant’s Google page, social media users have flocked from all over. They flooded the section with criticism and negative reviews, citing the employee’s Halloween costume choice.
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