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.
Oh, when Karens take a walk with their dogs off leash in the famous Bramble in NY’s Central Park, where it is clearly posted on signs that dogs MUST be leashed at all times, and someone like my brother (an avid birder) politely asks her to put her dog on the leash. pic.twitter.com/3YnzuATsDm
— Melody Cooper (@melodyMcooper) May 25, 2020
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.
I’m sorry, but…
Christian Cooper is not scary at the fuck all, so, again, I don’t accept Racist Karen’s apology.
She doesn’t mean it. pic.twitter.com/9pkmBmBza4
— Mafiosa Bianca (@KHiveQueenBee) May 26, 2020
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.
You see Christian Cooper being lusted over more than George Floyd because Cooper’s Harvard degree syntax and nerdy hobby bring him in closer to whiteness and therefore “less-scary.”
These two men are being treated differently. Pay attention.
— Germ-ridden mass✡️ ♂️ (@EvelKneidel) May 27, 2020
