US soldier’s reaction against racist harasser goes viral A six-minute clip of US television reality show “What Would You Do?” is getting some major buzz online after it depicted a US soldier defending a Muslim in a New York deli. The show documents bystanders’ real-life reactions towards the actors staging a scenario. "I don’t want a terrorist touching my food or taking my order," says an actor who plays the part of Oliver, a racist customer who places an order with another actor playing Muslim clerk, Meena. At around the five-minute mark of the video clip, a US Army soldier walks into the restaurant and his reaction to the harassment is both surprising and heart-warming. "Get out! Put the chips down and go buy them somewhere else," he says in the video which has been viewed 3 million times. "You have the choice to shop anywhere just as he has the choice to practise his religion anywhere. That’s the reason why I’m wearing this uniform - so anyone can live free in this country," he added. After his outburst, the producers of the show interrupt the scene to explain what was happening. "I wasn’t being heroic, I was just being a person," said the soldier after he got over his initial surprise. "I was just defending everyone’s inalienable rights," he said, to which the host rebutted with, "And if you’re a Muslim…" "It doesn’t matter to me," said the soldier without skipping a beat. "If you’re an American, you’re an American, period,
Posted on: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 06:16:29 +0000
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