#thug the new n word,โ€™ she posted in 2015. โ€œThug life = thug treatment = no pity from me,โ€ she wrote. Fike shared a meme that read, โ€œWhatโ€™s the magic word to get what you want? Racist!โ€
In her defense over the Pulse nightclub post, Fike claimed for council members her message was about a presidential candidate aligning with a community in the Middle East who were โ€œpushing gay individuals off of buildings.โ€