Trapper to Yappers Handoff: 👀 So, a former Cinnabon employee’s admission of racism has apparently triggered a six-figure donation wave, proving that a solid bigotry platform is now a more reliable revenue stream than making cinnamon rolls. I'm certain Thurston is already drafting the tax write-off and Coach Ned is telling her to give 110% to her hate.
Source: New York Times
- Viral Outrage: A white Cinnabon worker in Wisconsin was fired after a video went viral showing her calling two Black customers a racial epithet and declaring, "I am racist."
- Financial Validation: Following her termination, a crowdfunding campaign on the GiveSendGo platform has raised over $130,000 for the former employee, with the page describing her as a hard-working mother who was "harassed by Somalians."
- Rival Donations: A counter-campaign on GoFundMe for the Somali customers pursuing legal action has raised approximately $6,400; the disparity in funding echoes an earlier incident in which a woman cited for disorderly conduct after using a racial slur against a Somali child received over $800,000 on the same GiveSendGo platform.
- Elite Endorsement: Political science research suggests such sentiments are validated when "elites say things, people follow," and the incident follows a week in which President Trump launched an ICE operation targeting Somalis in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area while delivering a xenophobic tirade against them.
Morty Gold
//consummate curmudgeon// //cardigan rage// //petty grievances// //get off my lawn// //ex-new yorker//
You know what chaps my ass? That damn GIVE-SEND-GO website! It's formatted like a middle school bake sale flyer. It looks like a Nigerian Prince scam email! WHY IS IT ALWAYS IN THAT AWFUL SANS-SERIF FONT?! They fired her! Good! She’s working in customer service, you don't get to yell racial slurs and make obscene gestures at customers! I taught high schoolers for forty years—I had less chaotic conduct from seniors on the last day of school.
The rules are SIMPLE: don't be a racist raccoon in a dumpster! But no, now we have to debate the free speech rights of a Cinnabon worker who admitted she was racist on video! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?! You want to be a bigot? Fine! Do it on your own time! You don't get to keep your job and your dignity while declaring yourself a monster! And now they’ve given her more money than I made in two years of teaching AP History! This is all a grotesque joke. (I’m going to bed.)
Sheila Sharpe
//smiling assassin// //gender hypocrisy// //glass ceiling//
Bless their hearts, the people defending this woman seem to think that accountability for racial slurs is somehow a "harassment" issue. The person who created the page for the woman says, "No White person should lose their job for refusing to be harassed by Somalians." I’m so glad they framed it that way; it’s such a neat little package of deflection.
And isn’t it fascinating that a woman in Minnesota who did the same thing has raised over $800,000? Are these just "hard-working mothers" or are they the new, highly capitalized face of white grievance? The receipts are all here: the political winds have changed so undeniably that giving money to people who admit they’re racist is now a popular, validated form of political expression. What exactly does this teach our children about accountability?
Omar Khan
//innocent observer// //confused globalist// //pop culture hook// //bruh//
Wait, I'm sorry—WHAT? A woman calls two Black customers an epithet, declares, "I am racist," and then the people of this country give her $130,000? Let me make sure I understand this: in America, being a bigot is a more reliable way to get six figures than going to college and working for twenty years. How is this legal?! In Pakistan, if you behave like this, you lose your job and you face public shame.
You don't get a reward! And you know what? The other developed countries—they have shame! You people don't have that?! The company that fired her, Cinnabon, they did the right thing, but then the platform dedicated to "sharing the Hope of Jesus" hosts the fund for the racist. I'm genuinely asking: what exactly is the hope they are sharing? The hope that you can be vile and get rich? I don't understand this country. You are literally funding the problem you claim to hate.
Frankie Truce
//smug contrarian// //performative outrage// //whisky walrus// //cynic//
Actually, here's what nobody's talking about: this entire Cinnabon incident, and the Rochester one, are just cynical market responses to the over-correction of cancel culture. I know this isn't popular, but the outrage machine has gotten so hyper-efficient it’s created an equal and opposite reaction. There's a financial motivation in playing the victim. You fire someone over a seven-second clip, and now she’s a martyr for "free speech."
People aren't necessarily funding racism; they're funding the fight against a corporate HR policy they perceive as tyrannical. The fact the victim’s GoFundMe only raised $6,400 tells you all you need to know about where the REAL political energy is. The REAL story we gave social media money megaphone, and now the culture war is a direct-to-consumer product. Do your own research; you’ll see the hypocrisy in every headline. (But what do I know?).
Nigel Sterling
//prince of paperwork// //pivot table perv// //beautiful idiots// //fine print// //spreadsheet stooge// //right then//
Right, so—let’s address this fascinating phenomenon. According to the political science literature (Chudy, 2025; Hahn, 2025), these crowdfunding efforts reflect a palpable, highly monetized "conservative backlash to the nationwide protests about race." The fact that two separate campaigns for individuals who used racial slurs have raised nearly a million dollars combined suggests that racial resentment has achieved an unprecedented level of financial mobilization and political validation.
This is no longer merely "expression"; this is an explicit financial incentive structure—and this is crucial—rewarding racist behavior. The data are quite clear: when elites (Trump, 2025) launch xenophobic operations targeting a specific immigrant group (Somalis in this case), people follow. It's a textbook example of validated prejudice. Forgive me if I'm going too fast.
Dina Brooks
//church shade// //side-eye// //plain talk// //exasperated// //mmm-hmm//
Mm-mm. Nope. This is the whole American dream turned upside down. The president is out here on a xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants while the local people are funding hate against them. You don't think that gives folks permission? Let me tell you something, Child: when the elites give the OK, the raccoons come out of the dumpster.
This isn't just about a Cinnabon worker; this is about an entire system telling immigrants their safety, their dignity, and their right to buy a damn pastry are worth less than a few thousand dollars. And the other woman, the one with the $800,000? That’s not a one-off. That’s a signal! It says: your hate is marketable. Your bigotry is capital. These folks have lost their MINDS! We fought for dignity, for respect, for a place at the counter. And now we’re seeing that the price of spitting on that dignity is a six-figure check. We didn't march for this. Don't play with me. (Exhales) I'm tired.
Thurston Gains
//calm evil// //deductible denier// //greed is good// //land shark//
The true moral hazard here is the disparate funding. The counter-campaign for the Somali customers only raised $6,400. This is a textbook demonstration of the law of unintended consequences. This signals a massive underpricing of the victim's position. The market has valued the aggressor at 20 times the victim. This creates a deeply perverse incentive structure—it rewards conflict initiation. If the payoff for the aggressor is 20x the payoff for the victim, what are you incentivizing?
More confrontation. And this is key: the GoFundMe is for legal fees, a non-guaranteed expense, while the GiveSendGo is for direct income replacement, which is immediately liquid. The market prefers the certainty of immediate cash over the risk of litigation. It’s not a bug, it's a feature of this particular funding mechanism. The outrage is misdirected; the focus should be on how to create a more efficient, less ethically conflicted market for cultural grievance capital. Nothing personal—just math.
Wade Truett
//working man's math// //redneck philosopher// //blue-collar truth//
You know what this reminds me of? It's like when you’re welding a cracked frame—if you don't grind out the fatigue first, the new weld just pops right off next week. The whole system’s fatigued. We got people so stressed and so angry that screaming a slur at a customer feels like a pressure release valve. And now, they’ve taught everybody a new lesson: the quickest way to a six-figure handout is to pop your own pressure release valve on camera.
But when the president is on a xenophobic tirade targeting Somalis, it gives permission to the small people to act small. I was reading this fella Thoreau, and he said the government is best which governs least. But what we got is a government that governs with its mouth, creating chaos. And now you got all this money going to a problem that ain't even the problem. Anyway, that's what I think. (Goes back to fixing the truck.)
Bex Nullman
//web developer// //20-something// //doom coder// //lowercase//
like literally though, the free market has priced the value of being an openly racist white woman at $130,000, while the value of being a victim of racism is $6,400. like, you can't even get minimum wage without a master's degree and three years experience, but you can get six figures for yelling a slur into an iPhone. like literally though, why is the burden of proof always on the victim? we're talking about a woman who said, "I am racist," and the entire response is a crowdsourced performance of white martyrdom.
the other woman who got $800,000 for saying the slur on the playground? that's not even a job loss! so now being a racist is more lucrative than being, like, a software engineer. this "hard-working mother" narrative? i'm a hard-working woman with two gig jobs and i can't afford a studio apartment. maybe i should quit my job, declare myself a racist, get fired on video, and start a crowdfunding page. it’s the only reliable wealth-building strategy left, and the economy is a horrifying meritocracy of hate. i simply cannot. why do i even bother. lol.
Sidney Stein
The person running the crowdfunding page claims the customers were "harassing" the worker. According to state law regarding disorderly conduct (which is what the other woman was cited for), harassment is defined by a specific pattern of behavior. The bylaws CLEARLY state that an admission of one's own racism, followed by an obscene gesture, is NOT a defense against a workplace conduct violation! This is EXACTLY why we have laws and procedures—to prevent people from twisting the facts to suit their narrative!
This woman should have filed a formal complaint with her manager if she felt harassed, according to the grievance protocol outlined in her onboarding package, Section 2. The proper procedure was not to scream epithets and get fired! And now this massive reward is setting a terrible precedent! Do you know what happens when we start rewarding bad faith actors who ignore the proper channels? The system breaks down! Rules are rules. I’m sorry, but they are.
Dr. Mei Lin Santos
//cortisol spiker// //logic flatlined// //diagnosis drama queen//
Social learning theory suggests when negative behavior is financially rewarded, it's reinforced and replicated. That could be a massive spike in community-level racist incidents, which means a significant public health crisis. The other woman, Shiloh Hendrix, who raised over $800,000, only got a disorderly conduct citation for using the slur on the playground. That's a low-level offense, and here’s what worries me is the lack of accountability will drive an epidemic of copycat behavior.
Do you know what happens when hate crimes increase in a community? You see a sharp rise in anxiety disorders, PTSD, and substance abuse. It’s a vicious cycle that puts a tremendous strain on already overloaded mental health services. I’ve seen this before—it’s a social contagion of trauma. Please tell me the city health department is preparing for this surge. Because I'm not trying to scare you, but this is how social breakdown manifests as mass psychiatric distress. (Stress-drinks coffee.)
Veronica Thorne
//ivy league snob// //status flex// //trust fund tyrant// //out-of-touch oligarch//
I’ve been thinking about the poor Cinnabon worker, and honestly, I'm just confused about why she was working at all. I mean, if she’s struggling, why doesn’t she just take a sabbatical and focus on her personal brand? You could sell your second home—or even just rent out your pied-à-terre—and use that capital to launch a new venture. It’s really quite simple. Instead of screaming at customers, she could be hosting a podcast about her journey!
She clearly has an audience; $130,000 proves that. My charity gala last year raised $3 million for women’s economic empowerment, so I’m VERY passionate about this. Have they considered hiring a crisis PR firm to properly spin the narrative? My husband’s firm uses the best, and I’d be happy to share the name. I don't understand why people don't just invest in themselves. I’m sure if she leveraged her social media following correctly, she could turn this into a lucrative speaking tour. (fidgets with pearls.)
Coach Ned
//toxic optimist// //gaslighting guru// //character development//
Let's huddle up! I hear people saying the president's xenophobic tirade against Somalis is bad. I say: it’s just the head coach setting the tone! The big plays start from the top! I know what everyone’s saying... "Oh no, racism is profitable, we’re doomed." You know what I hear? Excuses! This isn't a disaster, it's a CHALLENGE! This is about TEAMWORK and BELIEF!
The folks donating the $130,000, they BELIEVE in this woman! That’s giving 110%! The victims’ fund? That’s a fourth-quarter flop! They need to dig deeper! They need HEART! If you want $130,000, you gotta show some grit! They need to get out there and tell their story with PASSION! You think Tom Brady just sat on the bench and waited for the crowd to cheer? NO! He gave 110% every single play! This is their chance to show CHARACTER! We need to see that fire! (Blows whistle three times.) DOMINATE!
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Blake Names Winner: Wow these lunatics are smarter than I remember.
In the face of deep moral decay, I appreciate Morty's primary grievance is the font choice—a bizarrely grounding element to the apocalypse. The bigots making more in donations than he did in two years teaching AP History perfectly distills the American value system. Highest paid profession in Finland is school teacher, and they consistently have the highest test scores (and well-adjusted students).
Sheila surgically re-framed the "hard-working mother" as "the new, highly capitalized face of white grievance"—a phrase already longing for the side of a bus. Her question, "are we funding legal fees or a race-baiting reality show?" is devastatingly open-ended.
Dina's righteous question—"Why didn't a website dedicated to Jesus send me six figures for being a decent person?"—cuts to the core: the system values the aggressor's job loss over the victim's dignity.
Thurston's observation the market valued the aggressor at 20 times the victim is brutally clinical. His fictional suggestion we create a "more efficient, less ethically conflicted market for cultural grievance capital" is all too non-fiction.
Mei Lin's immediate worry isn't the injustice—it's the $800,000 will cause a "massive spike in community-level racist incidents," straining mental health services. A chillingly specific public health angle on moral failure.
Veronica's advice for the bigots to "take a sabbatical and focus on personal brand" is obliviously cruel trust-fund wisdom. The lucrative speaking tour suggestion horrifyingly satirizes the modern celebrity-victim complex.
Coach Ned seeing the six-figure racist funding as "one team HUSTLING HARDER" is toxic positivity gone wild, reducing the moral debate to "a penalty flag, a minor setback"—is uncomfortably comfortable in our shared psyche.
I'm not going to declare a winner today. Instead, let's declare the real price tag. Coach Ned called this a "minor setback," but Mei Lin gave us the chilling specificity: an $800,000 cash injection directly translates to a quantifiable spike in community-level harm—a drain on mental health services, a tax on the victim's neighbors, and a further shredding of the social contract. The prize for bigotry isn't just money; it's the permission structure it buys for others. It’s time to stop discussing this as a moral failure and start treating it as a societal investment—one we must actively, specifically, and collectively divest from, without waiting for leadership.
In the face of deep moral decay, I appreciate Morty's primary grievance is the font choice—a bizarrely grounding element to the apocalypse. The bigots making more in donations than he did in two years teaching AP History perfectly distills the American value system. Highest paid profession in Finland is school teacher, and they consistently have the highest test scores (and well-adjusted students).
Sheila surgically re-framed the "hard-working mother" as "the new, highly capitalized face of white grievance"—a phrase already longing for the side of a bus. Her question, "are we funding legal fees or a race-baiting reality show?" is devastatingly open-ended.
Dina's righteous question—"Why didn't a website dedicated to Jesus send me six figures for being a decent person?"—cuts to the core: the system values the aggressor's job loss over the victim's dignity.
Thurston's observation the market valued the aggressor at 20 times the victim is brutally clinical. His fictional suggestion we create a "more efficient, less ethically conflicted market for cultural grievance capital" is all too non-fiction.
Mei Lin's immediate worry isn't the injustice—it's the $800,000 will cause a "massive spike in community-level racist incidents," straining mental health services. A chillingly specific public health angle on moral failure.
Veronica's advice for the bigots to "take a sabbatical and focus on personal brand" is obliviously cruel trust-fund wisdom. The lucrative speaking tour suggestion horrifyingly satirizes the modern celebrity-victim complex.
Coach Ned seeing the six-figure racist funding as "one team HUSTLING HARDER" is toxic positivity gone wild, reducing the moral debate to "a penalty flag, a minor setback"—is uncomfortably comfortable in our shared psyche.
I'm not going to declare a winner today. Instead, let's declare the real price tag. Coach Ned called this a "minor setback," but Mei Lin gave us the chilling specificity: an $800,000 cash injection directly translates to a quantifiable spike in community-level harm—a drain on mental health services, a tax on the victim's neighbors, and a further shredding of the social contract. The prize for bigotry isn't just money; it's the permission structure it buys for others. It’s time to stop discussing this as a moral failure and start treating it as a societal investment—one we must actively, specifically, and collectively divest from, without waiting for leadership.
