Overview

• In her video, Cassandra Jerome said that using accent jokes as the punchline without context exposes a limited worldview and amounts to casual racism.
• The parody by TikToker @itsjustluxe used bodycam footage of a South Asian woman’s shoplifting incident at a US Target store and gained over 1.4 million views.
• Jerome highlighted her own experiences of discrimination over her accent after moving to the United States to underscore the harm of such mockery.
• Commenters from various communities condemned the mocking tone as counterproductive for people of color and urged solidarity against mutual stereotype reinforcement.
• The incident has prompted broader conversations about cultural representation, online moderation policies, and content creators’ responsibility to avoid perpetuating harmful stereotypes.