Double standards
But if he was Black...
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https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/08/18/white-boy-allegedly-pulls-fake-gun-on-black-woman/
A Baltimore boy is going viral this summer for all the wrong reasons. An unidentified white youngster allegedly ran up on a Black woman with a fake gun in a Baltimore-area Walmart, and pandemonium broke out.
A bystander, who goes by Amber Starr online, filmed the scene, telling the boy, “I’m recording for your protection. Somebody call 911.”
The footage was posted to TikTok on August 14 and has since gone viral, amassing more than 4 million views.
It turned out this wasn’t his first brush with infamy this summer. A bystander recognized him from a separate viral video.
In late July, he was caught on camera in a heated argument with a Black Dollar Tree employee after being booted from the store, once again allegedly holding a fake gun.
A Black woman, who goes by “myamya3000,” filmed the encounter and asked him what was wrong. He responded: “I’m trying to buy some f–king toothpaste for my f–king sister, ya b–ch.”
Commenters on the Walmart video remained divided. Many, including Starr, expressed sympathy for the boy. She wrote in the caption: “No matter the color, lack of mental health, broken homes, drugs, and this system is the problem, starting with the parents.”
Many other people pointed to a racial double standard in how the boy’s behavior was being discussed. One asked, “Why is it when they’re a white kid, they need mental help, but when they’re a Black kid, they’re a thug?”
Many others took issue with the calls for leniency. As one said, “I see several people commenting that they should just ‘hug him and have a talk with him,’ excusing his behavior because he is ‘struggling,’ yet if this were any other child with a slightly darker skin tone, we would be seeing very different comments.”
