SF woman threatens to punch transgender TikTok star in expletive-filled tirade caught on video
‘Don’t fuck with me’: Woman threatens to punch transgender TikTok star in expletive-filled tirade caught on video at Cheesecake Factory in San Francisco
- Lilly Contino was eating at the Cheesecake Factory in Union Square when she was threatened by a 70-year-old woman
- A viral TikTok video with more than 11 million views showed the altercations as Contino’s dog sat next to him.
- The attack occurred in the liberal and ‘queer friendly’ city of San Francisco
A 70-year-old woman threatened to punch a transgender TikTok star in an explosive tirade that went off at a San Francisco cheesecake factory.
Lilly Contino was enjoying her meal at the Union Square restaurant, San Francisco, when the elderly woman sitting at a nearby table started talking to her.
The woman was not seen in the video released last week, but can be heard actively insulting Contino and self-identifying as a TERF, or trans-exclusive radical feminist, a pejorative term for those who consider themselves transphobic, according to Dictionary. com.
‘You’re a boy, right? Fuck me because honestly I hit. I hit hard,’ the woman told Contino.
“I’d like to see you try,” Contino replied.
Lilly Contino was enjoying her meal at the Union Square restaurant, San Francisco, when the elderly woman sitting at a nearby table started talking to her.
The woman is not seen in the video, but can be heard actively insulting Contino and identifying herself as a TERF, or trans-exclusive radical feminist, a person who is against transgender people. In the image: I continue
The TikTok video has garnered more than 11 million views from shocked and disbelieving viewers of the altercation that occurred in California’s most liberal cities.
“Don’t judge me for being a turf,” the woman told Contino before threatening to label him a “racist.”
‘I can be who I want to be and you are who you want to be, right?’
To which Contino replied: ‘Which is it?’
‘I’m not a witch,’ said the woman.
The woman became flustered by the conversation and hurled more insults at Contino.
‘You know what, take your stupid dog, eat your damn food and get the hell out of my life,’ the woman said.
“Otherwise I have to label you a white racist,” he added. ‘For a 70-year-old minority woman. You are a racist. You want your rights, I want mine too.
Shortly after, a waiter approached Contino and sent over the restaurant manager.
It’s unclear if the woman was asked to leave, but the manager apologized to Contino for her experience.
The TikTok video has garnered more than 11 million views from shocked and disbelieving viewers of the altercation that occurred in California’s most liberal cities.
Contino is a TikTok star with more than 121,000 followers living in San Francisco.
Contino was surprised by his expertise and the lack of intervention from the Cheesecake Factory staff.
“Part of it was just shock and disbelief that this was happening. I live in San Francisco for a reason. I live here because it’s a liberal city, it’s one of the most queer-friendly cities in the world. For it to happen in such a public place and for no one to help,” Contino said. CBS.
In a follow-up video, Contino fielded questions from viewers about the identified woman.
Contino confirmed that the woman was a minority, but did not disclose her race. He also said it was not clear if the woman was drunk, but she did come with a “two-liter bottle of ginger ale that she was drinking out of her head.”
“She ordered two mimosas… but they weren’t delivered,” he added.
Contino said he was transmitting when the woman started talking to him and then the 70-year-old woman left the restaurant of her own free will, Contino said.
“She just started talking to me while I was on the broadcast,” he said. ‘She just left and the Cheesecake Factory saw her leave but no one ID’d her. We really don’t know who she is.
Since the incident, Contino has returned to posting his regular content.