Racists on Twitter Flip Out Because Miss America Is of Indian Descent
Nina Davuluri isn't just American, she's from New York, the country's front door, but her brown skin has inspired some reprehensible tweets, including one from a Fox Newser.
Nina Davuluri isn’t just American, she’s from New York, the country’s front door, but her brown skin has inspired some reprehensible tweets, including one from a Fox Newser.
“The liberal Miss America judges won’t say this,” wrote Fox News and Commentary host Todd Starnes, “but Miss Kansas lost because she actually represented American values.”
To which @TaePhoenix replied, “Values like being white and blonde?”
Here is a smattering of the bigotry, culled by CNN’s Leslie Bentz:
Miss America? You mean Miss 7-11.
— CHEEZ-IT (@JPLman95) September 16, 2013
9/11 was 4 days ago and she gets miss America?
— Luke Brasili (@LukeBrasili) September 16, 2013
Here’s one from a not-crazy:
meanwhile in america, our country’s citizens have officially reached their lowest point. #MissAmerica is Indian; GET OVER IT.
— Mariah Contreras (@gottabemariahc) September 16, 2013
— Posted by Peter Z. Scheer
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