A Black woman went to extreme measures to expose a nursing student who called her the N-word on a dating app, sparking a huge outpouring of support online

A black woman has been praised online for her response to a series of racist messages she received on a dating app.

TikToker @daybabyx, who goes by the pseudonym Day, posted a viral video explaining exactly what she did after an encounter with a racist on the app.

At the starting of the film it shows the profile of a man – a 22-year-old nursing student, introduced as James Pinedo.

Despite a message on his page saying he “liked” Day’s dating profile, he continues to send her a series of racist responses when she reaches out to him.

Screenshots of the message thread Day posted show Pinedo wrote, “I am a racist” and “I don’t like black people,” then called her an N-word in one other message.

In response, Day took steps to make Pinedo aware that his discriminatory behavior had consequences.

“He’s a racist and calls people N-words,” Day said. in her movie. “So I called his school, High Desert Medical College in Lancaster, and let them know,” she said, showing a screenshot of an email sent to a school representative.

“I made it clear to them that James didn’t like ‘black people,’ that he was a racist, and that he shouldn’t be a nurse because black people need to go to the doctor, too,” Day continued.

She took it a step further and contacted the California Board of Registered Nursing to file a formal criticism, and even contacted Pinedo’s mother and stepfather for good measure.

Day posted the video on Saturday, which has been viewed by nearly six million people on TikTok, with hundreds of comments praising her response.

“So thorough. Love the execution,” one person commented. “You absorbed this so effortlessly,” one other commenter wrote.

People also flooded the official TikTok account of High Desert Medical College in Lancaster, California, asking for updates on Pinedo’s current status as a student.

On Monday, the college responded to several comments, stating, “We resolved the situation in accordance with our Code of Conduct policy published in our catalog. Due to FERPA, we cannot share the outcome of the situation. We do not tolerate racism in any way at HDMC.”

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that addresses the privacy of student education records and knowledge, according to the California Department of Education. The law provides parents/guardians with rights to their child’s education records until the child turns 18 and enters school beyond highschool. After that, these rights transfer to the student.

It just isn’t yet known whether Pinedo has been banned from the dating app or how the California Nursing Licensure Board will handle Day’s criticism.