Beware: racist harassment + car damage near Lakeshore Rd W & Mimico Ave
Just a heads-up to anyone around the area tonight.
We were sitting in our car, patiently waiting for our food in a plaza near Lakeshore Rd W & Mimico Ave, when a guy approached us and started yelling racial abuse, things like “go back” and “this is not India.”
He then scratched our car.
We genuinely did nothing to provoke this. We were literally just sitting there waiting for our food.
I’m not even going to get into the whole “acceptance” conversation. But the bare minimum should be being able to exist in your own neighbourhood without someone deciding that your ethnicity makes you a target.
We studied here and been here for years now. We work here. We pay our taxes, contribute to the community, follow the laws and are just trying to build our lives here like everyone else.
It’s honestly disturbing that someone can see two strangers doing absolutely nothing and decide that just their existence is enough reason to harass them and damage their property.
So, beware if you’re around the area, especially if you’re alone or sitting in your car. We have no idea what triggered this person or whether he’ll do it to someone else.
And to the guy who did it: we did nothing to you. This was completely uncalled for. Big L.