A man in a recent video uploaded by an anonymous Toronto resident is being called racist after he was filmed hurling insults at another passenger on the TTC. 

According to the original poster, the incident occurred around 9:50 p.m. on Oct. 30 at Union Station following a Toronto Raptors game. The Reddit thread — which details the incident in its entirety —  has picked up considerable social engagement and amassed nearly 200 comments. 

If you witnessed discrimination on the TTC would you say anything?
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"The seat in front of the man in the blue jacket was empty and an Asian man sat down. Man in blue jacket proceeded to lean over him saying he was a lazy piece of sh*t, weak and other degrading things for sitting in front of him," the thread reads. 

The original poster maintains that there was no prior interaction between the two individuals before the insults began. 

"The man would sometimes alternate into French but made general Asian hate comments. This happened for a couple of minutes before I started recording, he wasn't discreet, he wasn't quiet. He looked at me and my fiancé as well (we are both of Asian descent) and directed some comments at us," the thread continues. 

"The Asian man was quiet, kept his head down but my fiancé and I couldn't take it anymore and confronted him. The Asian man who was very quiet, thanked us once the man and his partner had gotten off our train." 

The nearly five-minute clip has already garnered 3,000 views on YouTube, with many folks commending the original poster for their mature response. 

"It was a full, busy train but no one else said anything although I could see everyone was looking. After all that's happened on TTC trains I get the reluctance but at what point would you think to yourself, I can't not say anything?" the post reads. 

While some commenters expressed a fear of speaking up in these instances given the rise of unprovoked violence on the TTC, others encouraged people to stand up in the face of hate or discrimination. 

"I applaud you for speaking up for our fellow Asian human beings, and I wish a lot more people would do the same," one person wrote. "I am sad that Toronto/Canada has come to this that most people are afraid to stand up and help others."