Though the 2016 presidential election has inspired plenty of fantastic Saturday Night Live skits and Full Frontal deep dives, the Trump-centered Republican half of the battle has inspired something very different: shameless (and surprisingly public) acts of racism. As evidenced in the video above, originally captured by Twitter user @raresoulx, one unidentified gentleman was forced to take matters into his own hands after allegedly being called "n*****" multiple times by a drunk subway passenger.
The man, according to @raresoulx, was berated with racist language by the unidentified drunk man for 15 minutes. Having understandably endured more than he could take, the man eventually responded by beating up the alleged racist before returning to his seat for a peaceful train ride:
Incidents of people being subjected to public displays of racism, sadly, are far from being a rare occurrence. In fact, as noted in a recent poll from the Wall Street Journal and NBC News, race relations are currently at their worst level since 1995. "It's a reminder what a continued rupture point in our country race is," Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies told the Journal. "This is a very sad chart." With the continued presence of activism collectives such as #BlackLivesMatter in the political process, perhaps outward displays of grotesque racism—in politics and beyond—can finally be drowned out by louder cries for equality.
