Miss Universe Malaysia Stirs up Public Emotions for Making Racial Comments

Former Miss Universe Malaysia 2017 Samantha Katie James earned a lot of criticism after she had posted several posts on her social media saying the protesters for George Floyd should just stop making a big deal out of it. Because apparently, in her opinion people didn’t just born in a certain race or country, they chose their own race, skin colour and what not.

 

It is completely unacceptable from a public influencer who has a lot of followers. Companies which had contracts with her decided to end any brand ambassador kind relationship with her as their products don’t support racism. People also created a petition against her with the goal of snatching her miss universe title. Later on, in a press conference she apologized to everyone. But the comments she said is difficult to be forgiven by audience still.

The posts of her social media account contained sentences like,

“the whites [have] won”

“foolish humans”.

“You chose to be born as a ‘coloured’ person in America for a reason. To learn a certain lesson.

“Accept it as it is, till now hunger and poverty still exists. It is what it is. It’s inevitable. Best you can do is remain calm, protect heart, don’t allow it to crumble.

“That’s your responsibility,” she added.

 “Like our souls. Chose this life, this country, this race, this human form, specifically… I always wonder why I’m born in Malaysia, as a white girl, with Chinese mother and Indian grandparents and Brazilian dad.

“But I chose this all for a reason, as a soul.”

Now the citizens of Malaysia has to decide if she would be forgotten or not. But the defamation she has endured can not taken back that’s for sure.

By Al- Helalee - Assignment 3