As the gorgeous Miss America 2014 Nina Davaluri flaunted her crown with utmost grace, there were some who couldn't handle the prospect of a non-white, non-blonde, non-blue eyed woman of Indian origin winning the title. Racist comments flooded twitter. While some unabashedly called her an Arab, refusing to acknowledge her as an American, others just shook their heads in disbelief. Pookie tweeted, " Jessica Ayres sure didn't know what she was saying when she tweeted, " " Savannah Dale echoed her thoughts. Some went to the extent of associating her with al Qaeda and calling her a terrorist on social media. — Political Gluttony (@pgluttony) September 16, 2013 De La Rutherford wrote, Others cracked the age old 7-11 Indian-American joke. But the most offensive and insensitive tweets would have to be Luke Brasili's. The judges decision must be commended despite the clear prevalence of racism. Do you think a "more American" woman ought to have won? Do you think Nina Davaluri would have won a pageant in India? Leave your thoughts in comments. Tweet calls Indian-origin Miss America 'terrorist' - Hindustan Times
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It shows how many IGNORANT can be found in US the so called civilized first world country They just cant tolerate non-whites doing anything. Frustration of LOSERS !!!
How come these dumb people are on top of the world!!! I am terribly sad... She deserves what she got, God should give her the strength to overcome the hatred spewed upon her...
Guys, calm it down. Most of the tweets are coming from females who are feeling rejected. I can tell you that Chinese and Indian women have lately gone up on the demand list among many American males.
Of course you would, you Marxist–Leninist! Would you have liked her even more if she held a sickle and a hammer in her hands? (no offence... Peace)
Did! She definitely looks central Asian to me... One of the ex-soviet states. Probably is. Though I would say the new Miss America looks more like a Sri Lankan than an Indian.
She is Tatar. She was born in Kazakhstan, but is a Russian citizen. Not all Tatars are from Kazakhstan though. Many are from Tatarstan, a republic in Russia, the same place where they make Mil and Kamov helicopters and KamAZ trucks.