First published at 15:59 UTC on February 20th, 2020.
Epic Beard Man pummels uppity groid on Oakland bus (2010)
Epic Beard Man is the nickname for Oakland resident Thomas Bruso that was coined after a video in which he repeatedly punches a younger black man, identified only as Michael, was spread onli…
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Epic Beard Man pummels uppity groid on Oakland bus (2010)
Epic Beard Man is the nickname for Oakland resident Thomas Bruso that was coined after a video in which he repeatedly punches a younger black man, identified only as Michael, was spread online in February of 2010.
On February 16th, 2010, Iyanna Washington, a college student from Oakland, CA (YouTube user "iyannaw08") uploaded a video titled "AC TRANSIT BUS FIGHT I AM A MOTHERFUCKER." It featured footage she recorded of a 50 year old black man and a 67 year old white man wearing a T-shirt that reads "I AM A MOTHERFUCKER" having a heated argument fueled by racial ignorance resulting in a violent physical confrontation (shown below, left). That same day, Iyanna Washington uploaded another video footage capturing the aftermath of the fight, with Bruso continuing to throw a tantrum in the street after stepping out of the bus (shown below, right).
Archival purposes only, original source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQJFv9SMSMQ
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