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Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

In a video posted on Reddit, a white man tells an Asian man to "go eat some fucking rice."

‘Go eat some f*cking rice’: Male Karen calls Asian driver and passenger slurs in viral video

In a TikTok, white high schoolers are seen kneeling while a song in Spanish plays at a homecoming dance.

‘So embarrassing for them’: TikTok shows white high schoolers kneeling during Mexican song at homecoming

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

‘I hate having you’: Customer films himself insulting McDonald’s employee in viral video

In a TikTok, a woman calls a mover a "monkey."

‘That was filled with hate’: Karen calls mover ‘monkey’ for parking next to her car in viral TikTok

‘This is horrible’: Indianapolis Colts player and influencer receive racist comments under Instagram photo from their wedding

‘Literally 1 out of every 5 calls’: Call center worker discusses verbal abuse from customers in viral TikToks

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

tiktoker and hooters girl asking for a fair wage

‘You are the reason for their business’: Hooters worker demands fair wages in viral TikTok

tiktoker with slashed and destroyed coach bags

‘They’re all slashed’: TikToker shares how Coach destroys unwanted merchandise ‘so no one can use it’ (updated)

Liza Bautista is a former reporting intern at the Daily Dot. She is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College and is based in NYC. Her work has appeared in i-D, Decider, and the Interlude.

Liza Bautista

student strikes teacher sitting at desk (l) larrianna jackson mugshot (r)

‘An insult to educators everywhere’: Video spurs outrage over rumored ‘slap a teacher’ TikTok challenge

In a TikTok, a Houston middle school teacher is seen breathing on a student without her mask on.

‘I don’t care’: Unmasked middle school teacher intentionally breathes on student

When anti-vax protesters assumed that people experiencing homelessness were unvaccinated, they were proven wrong.

‘I’m vaccinated you dumb f*ck’: Anti-vax protesters try to use unhoused people to prove that COVID isn’t dangerous—it backfires

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

‘This is the last time I’ll ever shop at this store again’: Walmart Karen shouts at manager over checkout issue

Sabine Joseph was a former reporting intern for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Miami and Connecticut publications, including Montage, the Miami Laker, and Connecticut Health I-Team.

Sabine Joseph

Irritated young woman (l) leg in a brace (r) both with caption "how are u gonna dress code someone who can't even wear pants? now i'm missing almost my entire class for this BS"

‘How are u gonna dress code someone who can’t even wear pants’: Student with leg brace goes viral on TikTok for calling out dress code

An Olive Garden customer wrote that they would like to eat the ass of their waiter on a feedback form.

‘That’s gross’: Viral TikTok shows Olive Garden customer’s inappropriate feedback about server

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards.

Samira Sadeque

TikToker shows video of school hallways where students threw their luncboxes

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