Another ‘Karen’ is filmed refusing to let black resident use pool in her OWN housing complex – The Sun
A TENNESSEE woman claims she was refused entry to the pool at her student housing complex because she is black.
The student, who did not give her name, shared on Twitter video of the incident at Knox Ridge, near the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
As the black student insists to the white employee that she lives there and has the right to use the pool, several white people are allowed to enter unchecked.
"I live here. I'm a sub-leaser, do you want to look my name up?" the black student tells the white woman, who guards the door.
The white woman then tells the black student, who is accompanied by two friends who are also black, that "only residents can have guests".
The black student then explains she's been living and paying rent since March, and accuses the white woman of racially profiling her.
"Just because you don’t know me doesn’t mean I don’t live here. That’s very rude of you to just assume that I don’t live here," she says.
"[You assume] a black woman doesn’t live here, but you can let this white woman in and assume she lives here."
"It's not about that," the white woman replies. "There are no guests."
The young black woman insists she was racially profiled.
"How did you know I don't live here [just by looking at me]?" she asks.
"What about me makes you think I don't live here?"
"Because you have not been to the office," the white woman replies. "This is not about race."
One of the black student's friends asks, "Why didn't you ask 'Are you a resident?' first?"
The black student asks for the email of a supervisor to contact.
Knox Ridge said in a statement:
"We are aware of this incident and we are reviewing the situation. We apologize to the community and the resident for the harm that this has caused.
"Our top priority is ensuring our residents feel at home and welcome. We intend to take action and will update the resident shortly."
Some Twitter users claimed the incident seemed like a case of racial profiling.
But others defended the white employee, saying the incident seemed like a genuine misunderstanding.
"I’ve been to Knox Ridge. She [the white employee] is anything but racist. If I’m not mistaken, aren’t pools under strict guidelines during the reopening? This seems logical for an unfamiliar face," one Twitter user said.
"The employee may not be racist or profiling, but she definitely needs hospitality training," one person said.
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