Viral video of a white man allegedly trying to snap a Black woman’s neck has the internet in shambles. And after folks online created their own stories and theories about what led the man to allegedly commit such a violent act, the woman in question has broken her silence to clear up all the misconceptions.
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In the video, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sha’Neal Fox-Jones and an unnamed man are seen standing outside of a club, engaging in conversation. But seconds after the video starts, the man leans forward, prompting Fox-Jones to politely tap him on the shoulder. That’s when the white man raises his hands to Jones in what seems like an attempt to break her neck.
Fox-Jones’ acted quickly, grabbing the man by his neck and punching him in face with her other hand. At this point, their cordial interaction turned into a full blown fight, and Fox-Jones was the clear victor. The video posted to X now has 5.5 million views.
Many thought the Black woman was violently attacked because she rejected the man’s advances. This sparked debates online about the dangers of rejecting someone. Several studies, like one by Medium, acknowledged a trend of men becoming angry or violent after being rejected by women… but according to Fox-Jones, that’s not exactly what happened to her.
She took to TikTok clarifying that the white man was not trying to hit on her or kiss her, as many online have suggested. But what’s even scarier about the interaction is that the man allegedly already got into a physical altercation with someone inside the club before the viral interaction.
“He had chocked somebody — a male before getting kicked out of the club, and then, you know he was drunk,” Fox-Jones said of the man who attacked her. According to her, the man was trying to reentering the club, and she was trying to talk him out of it.
Fox-Jones went on the say she filed a police report and gave her statement. She went on say the whole ordeal has been traumatizing. “The first two weeks were really hard. I truly felt traumatized,” Fox-Jones said. “I was having nightmares… I want 2025 to be over. This is a lot.”
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