AP Spotlight A woman who called a Black child a slur has raised a backlash but also thousands of dollars TERRY TANG and SARAH RAZA Associated Press May 8, 2025 May 8, 2025 Updated Nov 11, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This story contains a term that refers to a racial slur.kAmp G:56@ D9@H:?8 2 |:??6D@E2 H@>2? 2E 2 A=2J8C@F?5 =2DE H66< @A6?=J 25>:EE:?8 E@ FD:?8 2 C24:DE D=FC 282:?DE 2 q=24< 49:=5 92D 82C?6C65 >:==:@?D @7 G:6HD] |2J36 6BF2==J G:C2= 92D 366? 2 4C@H57F?5:?8 677@CE E92E 92D C2:D65 9F?5C65D @7 E9@FD2?5D @7 5@==2CD E@ 96=A E96 H@>2? ?@H C6=@42E6 96C 72>:=J]k^AmkAmx? E96 G:56@[ 2 >2? :? #@496DE6C[ 2 4:EJ C@F89=J h_ >:=6D D@FE9 @7 |:??62A@=:D[ 4@?7C@?ED E96 H@>2? 7@C 42==:?8 2 d\J62C\@=5 3@J E96 }\H@C5] %96 H@>2? 2AA62CD E@ 5@F3=6\5@H? @? 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