After receiving racist comments from Pinoy pageant fans, Nova Stevens has spoken
NOVA STEVENS – The Miss Universe Canada 2020 reacted to racist comments of some Pinoy pageant fans.
Earlier, the 26-year-old beauty queen of African descent took to social media wherein she posted a screenshot photo of herself accompanied by racist comments from Filipino netizens.
Among the racist remarks, she received were “nognog,” “katakot,” “akala ko angkanto,” and “Tostadong tostado na nga, NASUNOG pa.”
Here’s a portion of the the caption of her post on Instagram:
“With all that has been going on in the world ‘black lives matter’ ‘Asians are human’ you would think this would bring us together. Instead, looks like some people are still stuck in their ignorant and racist ideologies. I’m really disappointed with some Pagaent fans from certain countries. Your hate takes away the fun and enjoyment from this once in a lifetime experience. Is it really that difficult to spread love instead of hate? No one is saying you HAVE to support all contestants, all we’re saying is that you support your delegate without bringing others down. You don’t need to dim someone’s light in order for you to shine.”
“The world is evolving, people are realizing that beauty is not exclusive to one specific group of people. The definition of beauty applies to all; because beauty can be seen in different shapes, shades and sizes. Please see the beauty that is in this world. We don’t need to look the same, we just need to treat eachother the same.”
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