Post EU Referendum Racism Documented Online And It's Really Scary

There are no words...

Various social media accounts have begun documenting racism after Brexit at #PostRefRacism.

And it's a bit terrifying...

But first off, and very importantly, here's how you can report it.

Young woman in the street stops me to tell me she's just been verbally abused for speaking Spanish on her phone

— Jon Snow (@jonsnowC4) June 28, 2016

These booklets have been posted through letterboxes in Aston, Birmingham #islamophobia #racism #PostRefRacism pic.twitter.com/crW77Z4nbq

— AssedBaig (@AssedBaig) June 27, 2016

There has not been enough #PostRefRacism, you'd think after 1,400 English girls are raped by Musloids the Brits would grow a backbone

— ((Alexander Garber)) (@thecriticalg) June 29, 2016

@chiller @TheFirstChibi i don't approve of doing that like that. but they should start making them leave because they don't belong here

— Cera Leavon (@LeavonLove) June 26, 2016

blatant #PostRefRacism seen on bus shelter this morning. Called in to @TfL vandalism hotline. 🙁 pic.twitter.com/yGNznmdEuA

— Latimer_Curtis (@Latimer_Curtis) June 29, 2016

Saw a middle aged black man attacked by a drunk woman outside sheffield train station at 7am... "get out of our county" police came #brexit

— Lucy Mayblin (@LucyMayblin) June 29, 2016

11 year-old girl racially abused in Sussex. Police say it is linked to the referendum result https://t.co/c1t4PTQwQ9 pic.twitter.com/ELcLp3Ftd6

— ITV News Meridian (@itvmeridian) June 28, 2016

In utter shock: just been called p**i in my home town! Haven't heard that word here since the 80s..!

— Sima Kotecha (@sima_kotecha) June 27, 2016

This weekend I and my family have witnessed 3 "when are you going home?" Racist incidents aimed at EU citizens here.

— Adam Boulton (@adamboultonSKY) June 26, 2016

Newington Green is my diverse lovely little part of the world. This is the community shed on the Green this morning. pic.twitter.com/3Xe5YhVWZT

— Jamie Klingler (@jamieklingler) June 29, 2016

Upsetting journey to work. After row over another passenger spitting, woman told it might be acceptable "where you come from"

— Sophy Ridge (@SophyRidgeSky) June 28, 2016

Immigration. Patriotism. Muslims. People explain why they voted #Leave https://t.co/M2JBQEbEAJ

— Ciaran Jenkins (@C4Ciaran) June 24, 2016

Been standing here five minutes. Three different people have shouted "send them home". pic.twitter.com/cVvmYvC73o

— Ciaran Jenkins (@C4Ciaran) June 24, 2016

Gloucester @Tesco: 'this is England, foreigners have 48 hours to f**k right off. Who is foreign here? Anyone foreign?' #Brexit

— Max Fras (@fullofeels) June 24, 2016

Neo-nazi stickers have gone up all around the Clyde and Glasgow Green in the last few days. This breaks my heart. pic.twitter.com/qStnF6VDcE

— Eoin (@Eeyinnotyouwin) June 26, 2016

Daughter tells me someone wrote "[Child's name] go back to Romania" on the wall in the girls toilets at School today. 😢

— James Titcombe (@JamesTitcombe) June 24, 2016

Disgusting RT @fionaand: Older woman on the 134 bus gleefully telling a young Polish woman and her baby to get off and get packing.Horrific.

— ChanChan-Amos (@ChanChanAmos) June 25, 2016

Yesterday my friend, a doctor, British born of Asian origin, told to "go home" for 1st time in her life, in Urmston, Greater manchester.

— Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) June 28, 2016

My friend's kids, who are black and British, had "so long, farewell" sung to them all day at school yesterday. I want my country back.

— Owen Barder (@owenbarder) June 28, 2016

"Table next to me says to Polish waitress "How come you're so cheerful? You're going home." Him and the missus started laughing." Disgusting

— Jamie Pohotsky (@jamiepohotsky) June 24, 2016

Man outside Allison St Furniture, Glasgow shouting "Slovaks go home, we voted you out" @PostRefRacism #PostRefRacism #southside #glasgow

— Common of Houses (@CommonofHouses) June 27, 2016

So less than 20 hrs after Brexit results announced, I have the pleasure of being called "a Paki c*nt in a suit" by a homeless man.

— Banking Buddha (@TheBuddhaSmiled) June 24, 2016

these cards have actually been put through letter boxes of Polish families in Huntingdon today. I could weep pic.twitter.com/P3maK1Vasf

— fencelt (@howgilb) June 25, 2016

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has asked Scotland Yard to be “extra vigilant” after a number of incidents were reported in the capital and around Britain, the Press Association reported.

“So it’s really important we stand guard against any rise in hate crimes or abuse by those who might use last week’s referendum as cover to seek to divide us.

“I’ve asked our police to be extra vigilant for any rise in cases of hate crime, and I’m calling on all Londoners to pull together and rally behind this great city.”

This evening my daughter left work in Birmingham and saw group of lads corner a Muslim girl shouting "Get out, we voted leave". Awful times

— Heaven Crawley (@heavencrawley) June 24, 2016

Picture from Romford today. (Photo with permission from the must-follow @diamondgeezer) pic.twitter.com/tsB56jAuww

— Jim Waterson (@jimwaterson) June 25, 2016

Police investigating after hateful notes were posted through letterboxes of Polish residents in Cambridgeshire following the Brexit vote.

— LBC Breaking (@lbcbreaking) June 25, 2016

My girlfriend just sent me this photo from #Newcastle. Absolutely unbelievable #BrexitBritain #Brexit #EUref pic.twitter.com/EhA96ZUHSq

— daniel watson (@DWxLW) June 25, 2016

Our neighbour is a deputy head and she said there were Polish kids crying because they were scared that they were going to be deported.

— Nihal Arthanayake (@TherealNihal) June 25, 2016

Baroness Warsi has warned: "I've spent most of the weekend talking to organisations, individuals and activists who work in the area of race hate crime, who monitor hate crime, and they have shown some really disturbing early results from people being stopped in the street and saying look, we voted Leave, it's time for you to leave.

"And they are saying this to individuals and families who have been here for three, four, five generations. The atmosphere on the street is not good.

"This is what I said before the campaign - that long after the political bus moves on we leave problems on our street."

In the aftermath of #Brexit, neighbours we've never spoken to before confront us with, "Do you even speak English?" #PostRefRacism

— Mini Huang (@minyingh) June 26, 2016

Last night a Sikh radiographer colleague of mine was told by a patient "shouldn't you be on a plane back to Pakistan? we voted you out" 😞

— Dr. M. Ali Abbasi (@drmaliabbasi) June 26, 2016

And so it begins. Just received this text from a number I don't recognise 😁 #PostRefRacism pic.twitter.com/iV06tlc2hB

— Ash McGregor (@ashmcgregor) June 26, 2016

Woman racially abused on my train which is now stuck at Clapham Junction waiting for police. What is England 😞 #PostRefRacism

— Flora (@FloraMcCrone) June 29, 2016

More #PostRefRacism @PostRefRacism this time in #Warrington. Source anonymised for their safety. pic.twitter.com/Xbs41zbjFT

— Marge von Marge (@MargevonMarge) June 28, 2016

Our gardener shouted "time for you to go back home" at an Italian girl in our building. 'Joke' or not she wasn't laughing. #PostRefRacism

— Challis Zillwood (@challiszillwood) June 26, 2016

"F*cking foreigner, go back to your country": just watched this outrageous racist incident in #Hackney https://t.co/87rqFKIhOv

— Shulem Stern (@ShulemStern) June 24, 2016

Just arrived at a 78% Muslim school. White man stood making victory signs at families walking past. This is the racism we have legitimised.

— Dr Karen Bateson (@KarenJBateson) June 24, 2016

The result of the EU referendum has seen an increase in anti-immigration rhetoric.

One deluded gent was filmed by Channel 4 News admitting he voted leave “to stop Muslims coming into the EU”.

He said: “It’s all about immigration. It’s not about trade or Europe or anything like that, it’s all about immigration.

“It’s to stop Muslims coming into this country. Simple as that.”

You can watch the depressing clip here.

18yo half Spanish cousin speaking to her friend (in Spanish) in a shop in Yorkshire has just been told to 'go back to your shitty country'

— Jo (@MaxFoxJo) June 24, 2016

My Scottish daughter living in Wales has spent the last two days being told to go home! United kingdom my arse! #PostRefRacism

— amcg (@ammcg67) June 26, 2016

Last night a Sikh radiographer colleague of mine was told by a patient "shouldn't you be on a plane back to Pakistan? we voted you out" 😞

— Dr. M. Ali Abbasi (@drmaliabbasi) June 26, 2016

My mother's already been receiving comments at work telling her to 'go to her own county to contribute'. #PostRefRacism

— Giada Tschabold (@Jadalaya) June 26, 2016

Pre-ref, one of my work colleagues says "if we don't vote out, we'll be getting raped on the streets" #PostRefRacism

— MiSH (@MiSHsWilli) June 26, 2016
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