In a video that had now gone viral, Amy Cooper, a white woman who walked her dog off-leash in a protected area in Central Park, called the cops on a Black man who was birdwatching. The viral video lost Amy Cooper her job, got her dog confiscated and might get banned from Central Park.

Since then, more information has surfaced about the man behind the camera, Christian Cooper. He is a Harvard University Graduate and a former editor at Marvel Comics. He helped create Yoshi Mishima, the first gay character in the Star Trek franchise, according to Out.

On Tuesday, a video circulated on social media that showed Christian Cooper talking about how much he loves to birdwatch.

While many were endeared to Christian Cooper, some pointed out that Christian’s success made him a “worthier victim” than George Floyd, whose killing went viral on the same day.

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