Shilpa Shetty Shares a Shocking Incident of Racism She Faced In Australia

Like with many instances of racism, this was one was at the airport. 

24 September, 2018
Shilpa Shetty Shares a Shocking Incident of Racism She Faced In Australia

Incidents of racism, all around the world, are increasing at a horrific rate. And nobody is immune from it — from lay people to the rich and famous. From Shah Rukh Khan to Priyanka Chopra, famous names have been mistreated at airports, simply because of the colour of their skin. Sadly, the latest celeb to enter that list is Shilpa Shetty.

The actor was recently travelling in Australia, where she was harassed by a security personnel simply for being brown. She later made a post on social media, detailing the incident and it's honestly appalling.

Read the full text here: 

Subject: #Qantas airways @qantas 
This should get your attention!
Travelling from Sydney to Melbourne and at the check in counter met a grumpy #Mel ( that’s her name)who decided it was “OK” to speak curtly to “US” ( Brown people!!) travelling together ,I was flying business and had 2 bags (my allowance)and she insisted and decided my half empty Duffel bag was oversized( to check in!!) So she sent us to check it in at the other counter dealing with “Oversized luggage” ..there a Polite lady(yes this one was) said ..”this ISN’T an oversized bag, pls check this in manually if u can at another counter” ( all this happening while the counter is going to shut in 5 mins) As the manual check in wasn’t going thru for 5 mins( we tried) I went upto #Mel and requested her to put the bag thru as her colleague said it wasn’t an oversized bag.. She refused again.. Just being adamant especially when I told her this is causing a lot of inconvenience .. We had no time to waste so we ran to the oversized baggage counter and requested her to put the bag through which she did after I told her that #Rude #Mel had issues !!!.... to which another colleague joined in an reiterated my duffle wasn’t oversized and could’ve easily been checked in.
The point is .. This piece is only for #qantas airlines to know and take cognisance .. that their staff must be taught to be helpful and TONE can’t change with preference to #COLOUR .”WE” are NOT #pushovers and they MUST know that being #callous and #Rude will NOT BE TOLERATED ?✋??. Ps: Please tell me if that bag in the picture is oversized??!! @australia @visitmelbourne @travel #truthmustbetold #bemused #uncalledfor #standup #equality #whatswrongisnotright #instapic #travelwoes #shocking #nightmare #notcool

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