Texas Woman Filmed Making Anti-Islam Comments in Grocery Store Raises Over $140,000 Online
L'essentiel
- A Texas woman, identified as Dasha Kilpatrick, filmed making anti-Islam remarks in a grocery store has raised over $140,000 online.
- The incident, which occurred in Conroe, Texas, has sparked debate, with some supporting Kilpatrick and others condemning her statements.
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An online video shows a woman making anti-Islam comments in a Texas grocery store, leading to online backlash and a significant online fundraiser in her support.
More than $140,000 has been raised online on behalf of a Texas woman filmed making anti-Islam comments in a grocery store.
The 44-second video, which surfaced on Sunday, shows a woman in blue medical scrubs confronting two other women who remain off camera. The woman, identified by media reports as massage therapist Dasha Kilpatrick, says: “Islam is a terrorist organization, not a religion. I’m very educated on this subject. You need to leave. You’re not welcome here. This is not a Muslim country. This is a Christian country.”
One of the women is heard responding, “You need to leave,” while another says, “We have citizenship here.”
The altercation was reportedly filmed inside an H-E-B supermarket in Conroe, Texas.
After Kilpatrick faced backlash online, a fundraiser was launched on the Christian crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo. As of Tuesday, it had raised $140,178.
“Dasha’s been fully doxxed, fired, and canceled for daring to speak truth in her own country. She’s now dealing with lost income, threats, and the mob coming for her holistic practice,” the fundraiser page states.
Texas State Representative Suleman Lalani described Kilpatrick’s remarks as “disturbing.”
“This ‘hate virus’ is a contagion we must confront with facts, truth, and unity,” he wrote on X.
Inner Light Holistic Healing, a business where Kilpatrick was reportedly listed as an employee, has been flooded with negative reviews.
Others, including Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace, voiced support for Kilpatrick.
“I stand with Dasha, do you?” Mace wrote on X.
Anti-Muslim incidents in the US have increased in recent years amid debates over immigration, conflicts in the Middle East, and concerns about Islamist terrorism. President Donald Trump, who signed an executive order restricting entry from several Muslim-majority countries during his first term in office, has recently accused Democrats of covering up several high-profile fraud cases in Minnesota involving Somali Americans.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said it received 8,683 complaints of discrimination and bigotry last year, the highest annual number since the organization began publishing such data in 1996.
Questions ouvertes
- What specific threats has Kilpatrick received?
- What is the current status of her holistic practice?
- Will there be any legal repercussions for the altercation?
