Danielle Brooks is known around the world as a celebrated Emmy- and Tony-nominated actress, but at a First Class check-in counter at an undisclosed airport, she was treated like a woman out of place.
The Orange Is the New Black star tweeted about some prejudiced, albeit unintentionally so, treatment she received while dealing with gate agents at the airport. Apparently, they seemed genuinely surprised to see a Black woman in the First Class aisle:
https://twitter.com/thedanieb/status/748471555789832193
Her tweet has since gone viral, with some expressing their anger at the casual racism:
https://twitter.com/ninability/status/748475528223539200
https://twitter.com/reimamy/status/748473308211884033
https://twitter.com/CalculationsOf/status/748679421465235456
And others accusing her of complaining about her “first class problems” and, even worse, race-baiting:
https://twitter.com/Delta13F/status/748631846456528896
So, which side do you fall on? Is she overreacting, or is this another example of everyday racism?
SOURCE: Twitter | PHOTO: Getty
Twitter Is Going Off About Danielle Brooks’ Tweet About Treatment In First Class was originally published on globalgrind.com
