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Black woman says NC dealership called her derogatory name on Facebook after buying car

A North Carolina car dealerships Facebook page has been flooded with comments after it reportedly referred to a Black woman as Bon Quisha in a post congratulating her on buying her first car.
The womans name is Trinity Bethune.
Im not sure if this is a joke or something but my name is definitely Trinity Bethune, she said in a comment on the since-deleted post. Im very offended by this post, its almost a racial slur. If Im not addressed by MY name then please dont address me at all.

Lumberton Honda, which is accused of making the post, did not immediately respond to Facebook messages and emails from McClatchy News on Friday.
The post appeared to have been made Thursday. It shows Bethune standing in front of a white Toyota outside the dealership with the caption, Congratulations to Bon Quisha on her 2016 Toyota Camry.
Bethunes brother, Tyrone Jacob, shared a screenshot of the post on his personal Facebook page before it was taken down. He called it completely intentional, disgusting, unfair.

This was not a mistake. With the exception of the letter N, her name is spelled using the first row of the keyboard, Jacob said. Typing Bon Quisha requires effort and intent. Im outraged that she was publicly humiliated without a public/private apology.

Bethune also posted about the incident on her Facebook just before 8 a.m. Eastern time Friday, saying she doesnt believe the dealerships actions were an honest mistake.
It was intended as a joke Im assuming, she said. Im very offended. If you know what a Bon Quisha (is) you will be also. As a black woman, I carry myself in a way where I will not have to be stereotyped. This is public humiliation and at the LEAST, I deserve an apology.

Urban Dictionary defines Bonquisha as a loquacious white boy that acts like a Black women as a joke. Its also seen as a derogatory term that stereotypes Black people.
Hundreds of people have since commented on Lumberton Hondas Facebook page demanding an apology or boycott. An advertisement for new APR rates posted on the dealerships page around 11 a.m. Eastern time Friday has garnered more than 500 comments.
You might want to Apologize for Blatant racism and disrespect before you post about another car... How dare you!!! one person said.
Seriously, this is the first thing you post???? another commented. How about a public statement on how yall messed up instead of hocking more cars???

An older post from July 17 congratulating a couple on their new car has more than 500 comments mostly from people questioning why the dealership was able to spell their names correctly.
So apparently it easy to type proper names if your customers are white, someone said

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.newsobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article252977018.html

I hate this state.

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Sometimes the publicity isn't worth it imo lol.

North Carolina making South Carolina somehow look better.

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Cant you just like mod the state?

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Lumberton, NC is a shit hole.

Been a premier warzone off and on.

Until Durham started taking all the credit.

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someone is getting fired

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Their google review average went from 4.5 to 2.8 over the course of the day.

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Regardless of how you feel about social media and PC culture, you have to wonder how something like this even happens. What were they thinking?

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She should have went to Cross Creek Subaru Inc. that is black owned business, in NC.

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cjsdowg posted...

She should have went to Cross Creek Subaru Inc. that is black owned business, in NC.

or just shop wherever has the best deals.

but yeah... horrible quality control here. did the salesman make the post? probably gonna be reprimanded if not fired. clearly intentional

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No Deacon Jones there?

I've never heard any trouble from them and they've apparently been selling cars for like 200 years.

Pretty much has everything aside from selling vendor carts.

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cjsdowg posted...

North Carolina making South Carolina somehow look better.

Occasionally, NC makes me feel a little less ashamed for living in SC.

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FabIe posted...

Their google review average went from 4.5 to 2.8 over the course of the day.

Yeaaaaah, someone is losing their job for this publicity.

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FarFromFields posted...

What were they thinking?

One person thought they were funny and made a idiotic decision.

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If you're using Facebook in 2021, yikes.

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MacDaMurderer posted...

One person thought they were funny and made a idiotic decision.

Not with a job like that.

I can understand if it was just some person on the streets making a sarcastic or witty remark.

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Lots of good google reviews of this place

When I went there to look at cars the owner purposely closed my arm in the door because I am black now I only have one working arm

I was told that I had to pick cotton before signing off on my car. I found that unfair as I saw that the white customers did not have to undergo the same treatment

would not recommend to ANYONE. went to test drive a car and when i opened the door roaches scattered everywhere. car salesman brushed the seat off and told me to hop on in, they arent as bad today as if it were normal to him

Bunch more but I can't post them here

What does the name they called her, mean? I've never seen that before

Simon_Gruber posted...

would not recommend to ANYONE. went to test drive a car and when i opened the door roaches scattered everywhere. car salesman brushed the seat off and told me to hop on in, they arent as bad today as if it were normal to him

lmao

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Zikten posted...

What does the name they called her, mean? I've never seen that before

FabIe posted...

Urban Dictionary defines Bonquisha as a loquacious white boy that acts like a Black women as a joke. Its also seen as a derogatory term that stereotypes Black people.

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Umbreon posted...

Occasionally, NC makes me feel a little less ashamed for living in SC.

I am about to post something good about SC. So it will make you feel even better.

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Revnir posted...

Looks like Google filtered out all the new reviews, their average shot back up to 4.7

Wow, they're giving them The Rise of Skywalker treatment lol

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What a weird typo
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