A disturbing video circulating on Reddit this weekend has sparked outrage after a woman in Mississippi was filmed confronting an Asian man outside his home, accusing him of catching, slaughtering, and serving cats at his local restaurant.
In the clip, the woman is seen pointing at several cats in the man’s yard before launching into a wildly offensive and baseless tirade. With a condescending tone and exaggerated speech, she accuses the man of loading cats into his car “to cook them,” repeatedly asking, “Why you take out cat? You cooking cat?” Her attempt to mimic the man’s accent and use of broken English further underlined the overt racism driving the encounter.
The man remains calm throughout. He even laughs in disbelief as the woman doubles down on her accusations. As one commenter put it bluntly: “The racism against Asians in this country is insane.”
The confrontation took place in a Mississippi neighborhood and appears to stem from the fact that the man’s yard contains several freely roaming cats. One plausible explanation, floated by multiple users, is that the man may be participating in a trap-neuter-return (TNR) program, which is a humane and common method for managing local stray cat populations.
But the woman, leaning heavily into long-debunked and deeply racist stereotypes about Asian cuisine, interprets the scene as something far more sinister. As Redditor Gnargnarbinxxs noted, “That woman was so incredibly racist, but it won’t be called out… because of the Chinese food/pet meat trope.”
The woman’s absurd logic that someone surrounded by cats must be serving them left viewers baffled. “Can someone help me out with the logic behind watching someone release a dozen cats and drawing the conclusion that he’s catching and eating them?” wrote one user. “I’m having trouble drawing the connection.”
Another offered a more satirical take: “Free-range, grass-fed cats — they have a better taste.”
But behind the jokes lies a serious issue. The exchange taps into a long and painful history of anti-Asian bigotry, particularly in the U.S., where false tropes about Asians eating cats or dogs have persisted in public discourse, often fueled by political rhetoric and misinformation. As Redditor warfighter187 put it, “The racism against Asians in this country is insane,” echoing what many commenters felt watching the video unfold.
Despite being mocked, accused, and openly disrespected in his own neighborhood, the man never raises his voice. He simply smiles and walks away, a gesture of restraint that stands in stark contrast to the ugly hysteria unfolding around him.
It’s unclear whether the woman has faced any consequences for her behavior, though the internet court of public opinion has reached its verdict. One Redditor offered perhaps the most fitting closing line: “This is America, where people are dumber than doors.”
