On April 29, Jennifer Schulte made internet history when she decided to call the police on Black people at a barbecue. She will now and forever be known as BBQ Becky, a nickname which led to some of the best memes of 2018.
In case you missed it, BBQ Becky called 911 because Black people were barbecuing with charcoal in Oakland, California at Lake Merritt. However, the police did not come — she claims she waited two hours. In the 911 call, the dispatcher says, “Are you living in the park or something? Why can’t you separate yourself?”
Schulte also refused to give out her race, although she willingly disclosed the race of the people she called the cops on, saying repeatedly, “My race doesn’t matter!” The dispatcher says her race matters and asks if she has ever been to a mental facility.
BBQ Becky said she was being followed, but you can repeatedly hear Michelle Snider, the woman who filmed the video, demanding BBQ Becky return her husband’s business card, which she denied having on the call (though she clearly had in the card in the video). See the video below:
Twitter had a field day with BBQ Becky. Revisit the hilarity below:
1. White Woman Calls The Cops And The Internet Makes Her Famous
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That’s the park the white woman called the cops on the dude that was bbqing. This is the response to her calling the police. This will be our new tactic pic.twitter.com/FfOrW4cA5P
— Ron J (Buzz Report) (@ghettoking91) May 11, 2018
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No chill. None at all. These Internets.... “There are a lot of black people over here getting down. Yes...funky...all the way down. Can you send the police over right away?” 😂😂😂😂😂 #canwelive#livingwhileblackpic.twitter.com/3ofbhVMUbG
“911...please send the police now! There’s some Black Woman sitting in the front of the bus, taking up seats that belong to good white people! Hurry!” #LivingWhileBlackpic.twitter.com/lFKgxoT6Lf
— DrKimberlyChandler (@DrKimChandler) May 14, 2018
LWB - "Living While Black". You can't barbecue, take a nap, eat at a restaurant, use the restroom like other people, smile, laugh, or walk down the street if you don't have the "complexion for the protection" in the good ole U.S. of A... #LWB#LivingWhileBlack#BlackTwitterpic.twitter.com/O8eAlWyPvq
"Yes, 911? They were on the yellow brick road in a No Easing area and it costs the Emerald City millions of dollars to clean up those footprints..." #BBQBecky#HatinAssHeffapic.twitter.com/XAyPcs6w8F
— Gerhard Poppington Escobar (@PDotEsco) May 14, 2018
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So many great people have shared #bbqbecky images over the past few that I thought I'd try to pay it forward a little: pic.twitter.com/fLmLfAZKRk
