Fort Bend County Judge George Decries Racist Attacks Sent His Way
Over the weekend, Fort Bend County Judge KP George shined a light on some of the racist and xenophobic attacks that have been sent to him online in recent weeks.
George, an Indian American Democrat who’s served as county judge since 2019, published a collage of offensive comments he’s received in posts on Facebook and Twitter on Saturday. Many of the messages were seemingly made in response to actions he’s taken to fight the spread of COVID-19 in his county like mandating that county businesses enforce the use of face masks and recommending that residents stay home if possible.
This collage contains a sample of the racist messages George has received since taking office.
Image by KP George
A recurring theme in the messages George shared was an attempt to paint him as untrustworthy due to the fact that he wasn’t born in America. “Go back to wherever you came from,” read one message, while another labelled him as an “S O B” that’s “trying to destroy and take away our freedoms.”
“If KP George Tries to Take Away Our Freedom… It will NOT be the First Time a Foreigner has Attempted to do so…” said another message. George graciously blurred out the names of the people who sent the messages, despite the fact that several were sent via Facebook from personally identifiable accounts.
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