Officials said on Monday that an Air Force sergeant at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada was under investigation after she shared racist remarks on Facebook criticizing lower-ranking “black females.”
Over the weekend, Tech. Sgt. Geraldine Lovely‘s ugly Facebook rant went viral. In the video, she said of Black women, “It pisses me the f–k off that they have no respect and constantly have an attitude.”
“What the f–k is up with that?” she added.
The video has since been deleted, though a second version was uploaded on Monday. The Las Vegas Sun reported that this version has already had over 900,000 views.
Another video, in which Lovely is wearing her uniform, showed the angry sergeant ranting, “They’re talking down to me. I’m trying to tread lightly as a higher-ranking (non-commissioned officer) to not blow the f–k up and start a fight club.”
“Everytime I f–king talk to them, it’s like I’m just some stupid a— girl that doesn’t even deserve to be talked to as a person,” she continued.
The Air Force Responds
Air Force officials said on Monday that Lovely was “removed from her supervisory role” after the Facebook footage of her racist remarks went viral.
“While the actions of this individual are inappropriate and unacceptable, we are using this unfortunate situation to continue a dialogue with our Airmen about the topic of good order and discipline,” an official statement read.
Officials also pledged to investigate whether the video featuring the racist remarks was part of a broader culture of discrimination, according to the New York Daily News.
The Latest Racist Rant Gone Viral
This is yet another example of people getting caught expressing racist remarks online and then having to deal with the viral blowback.
Just this weekend, Appalachian State tennis player Spencer Brown was suspended for telling a North Carolina A&T player, “At least I know my dad,” during a match. The opposing player, John Wilson IV, posted about the incident on Twitter.
Last week, a South Hadley High School student sparked outrage with Snapchat videos in which she suggested that she wanted to go back to a time when Black people picked cotton. Students at the school protested with a march.
Earlier this month Harley Barber, a sorority girl at the University of Alabama, repeatedly said the N-word in a social media post on MLK day and claimed that she could use it as often as she wanted because she was in the South. The New Jersey native was kicked out of both the university and her sorority. Surprisingly, her mother said she deserved it.
Indiana high school student Mat Blood claims he was dared by his friends to scream “f*** n***ers” into a bullhorn while wearing the Nazi flag around his shoulders. The consequences for the 17-year-old’s actions were swift: He lost his job and is now worried that his parents might lose their jobs too. Blood says his family is ashamed of him.
And just last week, Natalie Martinez, of Georgia State University, was suspended from the school’s soccer team and left school after using the N-word and racist remarks on her Finsta page.