Woman Calls Car Dealers in Facebook Post Racist; dismissed worker

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LUMBERTON, NC (WTVD) – A North Carolina woman calls a Facebook post about her racism. It was posted by a dealership after she bought a car there.

The employee responsible for it no longer works there.

Lumberton Honda dealership is facing a backlash from Trinity Bethunes’ major stage image. She said it was the first car she bought on her own.

Instead of putting her real name, the post called her a derogatory term. She promptly responded to that post on Thursday before it was deleted.

The name Bon Quisha seems like a stereotype for someone, you know, to be like a ghetto, Bethune said. It is something that people use towards black people as a racial insult and as an offensive term.

The 21-year-old is a personal care assistant in a retirement home. She was happy to buy a car with her own money, but now she is filled with pain, knowing that she was reduced to a stereotype.

I feel like my character was played with, she says. I mean, I think I’m doing great.

Screenshots from the post have since gone viral on Facebook and TikTok.

The dealership owner has said off camera that he has apologized to Bethune and said the now laid-off employee does not represent his diverse group of employees.

Bethune said she hadn’t touched the Honda since seeing the message.

It’s not my name, she said. If I speak, I should be called Trinity Bethune.

Bethune says she is overwhelmed by the nationwide response to the post. She can take legal action.

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