A white woman, nicknamed 'Bathroom Police Karen', was criticized for reporting a Black woman who used the restroom in an office building.

A recent conflict at a law firm in Buffalo, New York has been gaining attention on social media. It all started when a white woman reported a Black woman for using the bathroom on a different floor. The incident was captured in a TikTok video by a user named Top_cat716, who works in the same building. In the video, she is confronted by the white woman in the hallway, who demands to know who her manager is.

The white woman can be heard asking, "Can I ask who you report to so I can call the law firm?" Confused, the woman filming asks why the white woman has a problem with her using the bathroom. "Because you need to stay on your floor bathroom," the white woman declares. The Black employee fires back, "Why do I have to stay on my floor? Because of what?"

The white woman then reveals her true issue with the Black woman using the bathroom on a different floor. "Why would you not stay on your floor?" she asks. The Black woman confidently responds, "I can use whatever bathroom I want to use. This is the law firm where I work." The white woman storms off, threatening to report the Black woman to security.

Undeterred, the Black woman continues recording and stands her ground. "Please contact security. I work here. You sound stupid," she says. The TikTok video has now been viewed over 1 million times, with thousands of comments in support of the Black woman's right to use the bathroom on any floor of the law firm where she works.

One person wrote, "Why is she the bathroom police?" while another added, "I would go to the bathroom on that floor every day." The encounter was even compared to a scene from the movie Hidden Figures, which highlighted the struggles faced by Black women who worked for NASA in the 1960s just to use the bathroom. "It's giving Hidden Figures," a viewer commented.

This incident serves as a reminder that even in modern times, discrimination and microaggressions are still prevalent. It is disappointing to see that someone would go to such lengths to police the bathroom usage of a colleague based on their race. Let's continue to support and uplift each other, and call out these types of behaviors when we see them.

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