East Indians are just like everybody else in the world full of self- hate.
Two black British dancers sparked a massive race row after they were called “n*****s” and banned from performing at a major cricket match in India.
Cheerleaders Ellesha Newton and Sherinne Anderson were stopped by an Indian organiser as they were about to go on stage before the India Premier League Twenty-20 tournament in Mumbai.
Ellesha, 22, told The Sun, “An organiser said the people here don't want to see dark people. The n***** word was used and they said they only wanted beautiful white girls.”
The snub came ahead of Kings XI Punjab's opening match at Mohali last month.
The girls claim they were prevented from going on stage by a member of international event organisers, Wizcraft International Entertainment, who booked the 12-strong group of cheerleaders.
“We were crying,” said Ellesha. I could understand if it were the crowd but they were very receptive.”
Ruby Eaton, their fellow cheerleader, said that after the first two matches when they were all packed and ready to fly to the destination for the third they were told their contract had been terminated.
"We found out later that the main reason was we were a mixed group and they did not want coloured people," the 23-year-old Londoner said.
The high profile tournament has amassed celebrity fans across the world including Shah Rukh Khan, the Brad Pitt of Bollywood, and the row has hit the front pages in India and been on all the news channels.
It comes a year after the Shilpa Shetty race row on Big Brother which resulted in angry reactions across Indian and the broadcaster being forced to issue a series of apologies.
Now with the tables turned, Britain will be watching to see how India handles the racial abuse of two British girls.
Sherinne, 25 said: “This shouldn't be happening – especially after they made such a fuss over Big Brother. This kind of thing has never happened to us – not in Europe, not here, nowhere.”
A spokesman for Wizcraft International Entertainment said: “Our employees are trained to deal with our international clients. If there had been any racial discrimination, I would have received a complaint. But I know nothing of it.”
This is why we should learn to love ourselves and look out for ourselves and say fuck everybody else. But we don't get it!
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=148954&in_page_id=34
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