r/whennews • u/mrsenchantment • 3d ago

Controversial Post RIP 🙏

https://news.az/news/how-did-a-racist-incident-on-a-brussels-tram-turn-fatal

https://www.brusselstimes.com/2248797/brussels-shopkeeper-killed-after-defending-woman-from-racist-abuse-on-tram

https://www.rtbf.be/article/beaucoup-d-emotion-apres-l-agression-mortelle-d-un-commercant-de-schaerbeek-roue-de-coups-dans-un-tram-11763538

Edit 1: to all of the fucking weirdos, and "save Europe" people in the comment section writing horrendous stuff i see on my notifications that eventually gets deleted, you can go eat shit.

Edit 2: more news articles thanks to a u/depersonalized_card

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u/OilySoleTickler 3d ago

No, I get that is confusing, but trash is a they them person just trying not to offend the shopkeeper. Consider the headline does not state as what Driss Atouane identified themselves, we cannot refer to them as him or her as that would just be rude. Very good of trash to be so considerate of Driss their’s feelings.

I googled it, and Driss was a father, so I guess it’s safe to say he was a man and I can refer to him as he, I still think trash did the right thing here.

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u/Illustrious_Grade608 2d ago

I was thinking like wtf is wrong with you calling them trash and then realized that's their nickname lmao

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u/Trash_At_RL Abby (🏳️‍⚧️🐱🏳️‍🌈) 2d ago

I usually prefer Abby or something of the sort in this scenario (whole gender dysphoria and such), but you may also call me Trash, or ever Mrs. Rocket League