Ngozi Fulani: Palace race incident was abuse, says charity boss

Because I'm asked the same sort of questions, people refuse to believe I'm Turkish, yet I don't go and make headlines, I've literally had the former Prime Minister of Turkey ask me and say I couldn't be Turkish because I'm too pale and blonde, I laughed because it was funny, I didn't instantly run to a media outlet crying.

I'm also from Hackney, where this woman is from and I had Jamaican and Nigerian friends from small towns and villages who knew Yoruba and were proud of their roots, they would talk about it all the time and it was a celebration of culture, this woman dressing in traditional Nigerian clothing get refusing to say that's where her ancestors are from screams that she's ashamed to me.

I say stop asking so many questions, I don't liken the same experience to actual victims of those crimes, the wording by the media has been simply to incite hate.

I am a poc in the UK, I'm Asian, by you even saying that it's exclusive to those groups means you clearly think racism only exists to one group, what this woman experienced wasn't pleasant but in no way is it racism or abuse, it's simply someone from an era much different than hers asking silly questions, like are you going to cancel an 80+ year old woman because she asked where your from, because to me, that's a conversation starter and I'll always answer it gladly as I'm proud of my roots and don't just represent it by a piece of clothing, I embrace it by learning the language and culture, by attending events encouraging awareness, by visiting the country and involving myself in activities there, this woman probably is ashamed of those things and wants to be something she's not which makes me feel sad for her, instead of the reaction she wants.

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