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The mood of Al Roker at the moment calls for a storm cloud of anger, followed by a 100% chance of social media ranting against racism. The Today Show meteorologist went viral this weekend not for forecasting any impending weather for your Thanksgiving travel plans… … but for stating online that deciding whether or not to pick up a black man based on the color of his skin is unacceptable for New York City cab drivers. “Filed a complaint today after getting passed up again by a NYC Yellow cab. Cabbie picked up a white guy a block away. Wonder why Uber wins?” Roker tweeted on Saturday in Manhattan. “This happens to folks of color every day. And while most cabbies do their job, there are those ignorant, racist ones who hurt the others.” Making matters worse for Roker? The fact that he was joined for the snub by his 13-year old son, Nick. View Slideshow: 13 Celebrity N-Word Scandals “What really hurts, my 13 yr. old boy was with me and asked why the cabbie passed us,” he wrote, adding: “I said, ‘Nick, ignorant people make dumb choices.’ Hopefully @nyctaxi weeds out the bad apples. Looking forward to a hearing and dealing with this. I will keep you posted.” Some critics on social media then lashed out and accused Roker of playing the race card; of conjuring up a scandal out of nothing. But Roker proceeded to describe the incident and explain why it was not something he could ignore: “he pull up, I reached for the door, took off and went for the guy a block away. He saw me and took off for another fare. “Not a laughing matter. Trying to get a sick kid to the dr. and you get passed, you go blind with rage. Not funny.”

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Al Roker Rants Against Racist NYC Cab Driver