Video of customer rant prompts $22K in donations to store worker

Jessie Grady was eyeing a rack of Christmas ornaments at the Michaels store in Lake View on Wednesday, when she heard a woman shouting and witnessed a confrontation that - despite the calm demeanor of the well-meaning, African-American assistant manager - turned into an increasingly unhinged, racist rant.

The shouting customer apparently was outraged after a cashier suggested she buy an extra bag to hold her purchases, which the customer explained in a high-decibel, expletive-laden diatribe, was an act of discrimination against her because she was white, and had voted for Donald Trump. Grady was aghast. She raised her camera phone.

Thinking the bizarre encounter was an example of the intolerance that she feels has been on the rise during the presidential election cycle, Grady posted the video to YouTube on Friday. As of early Tuesday afternoon, it had been viewed about 2.2 million times.

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