“Kudos to Bon Quisha:” Woman’s car buying experience turns sour with racist Facebook post

LUMBERTON, NC (WTVD) – A Cumberland County woman said her first car buying experience was marred by an offensive Facebook post from the Lumberton Honda dealership.

Trinity Bethune said she bought her first car from the dealership on Wednesday. She was thrilled that she could do all of this with her own money.

However, that quickly changed when Bethune took a look on Facebook on Thursday and saw a post on the dealership page that said, “Congratulations to Bon Quisha on his 2016 Toyota Camry”.

Bethune, shocked and incredulous, responded to the message.

“I don’t know if it’s a ‘joke’ or something, but my name is definitely Trinity Bethune,” she said. “I am very offended by this message, it is almost a racial insult. If I am not addressed by MY name, please do not address me at all.”

Bethune says the post had been online for over an hour before it was deleted. The screenshots quickly spread on social media and went viral on TikTok.

“The name ‘Bon Quisha’ seems like a stereotype for someone, you know, to be like a ghetto,” Bethune said. “It’s something people use towards black people as a racial insult and as an offensive term.”

The 21-year-old works as a personal care assistant in Cumberland County. She said it is hurtful to be stereotyped.

“I feel like we played around with my character. I mean, I think I’m behaving really well,” she said.

ABC11 spoke to the dealership owner off camera. He said the employee who did the offensive post was fired. They also contacted Bethune to apologize on Thursday.

The owner, who indicated he was a Native American, says the action of this individual does not represent his diverse group of employees.

Bethune tells ABC11 that she is considering legal action.