Last night, Miss New York, Nina Davuluri, was presented the coveted crown of Miss America in the 2014 pageant that all little girls dream of participating in.
She looked flawless in her yellow gown, performed a mesmerizing Bollywood fusion dance for her talent competition, and her sculpted arms will make any of us run directly to the gym.
Even after missing her cue and then cutely recovering from it, she earned the crown.
A true endearing American story, right?
Not exactly. When Nina was given that shiny crown last night, the haters came out in full effect. Why? Because she’s the first Indian-American woman to be crowned Miss America, and the “true” Americans weren’t too happy that a white woman didn’t win.
Yeah, all those who claim we live in a post-racial world and that they “aren’t racists, but…”
Try not to break your computer screen:
This Arab better not win miss America!!!
— Kyle Begley (@k_begs) September 16, 2013
An Arab won the Miss America wtf😳 #notcute #ugly
— wyatt pope (@wyattpope) September 16, 2013
But…she’s not even…nevermind.
Miss America? You mean Miss 7-11.
— CHEEZ-IT (@JPLman95) September 16, 2013
“@FocusedOnBeer: And the ignorant idiot racist exposes himself. RT @Granvil_Colt And the Arab wins Miss America.” Get a load of this guy.
— POOKIE. (@Granvil_Colt) September 16, 2013
@GMA@sjbpurple how many 7-Elevens did it take to buy off the judges, how pathetic is Miss America #MissAmerica
— Wendy Fraser (@wnfraser) September 16, 2013
Oh wait, this lady isn’t done yet:
@ABC2020 nice slap in the face to the people of 9-11 how pathetic #missamerica
— Wendy Fraser (@wnfraser) September 16, 2013
More like Miss Terrorist #MissAmerica
— Not Miss America (@Not_MissAmerica) September 16, 2013
So miss america is a terrorist
— Nick Pizzo (@pizzo_nick) September 16, 2013
And that’s just a few of the people who didn’t cower and delete their accounts or racist tweets after being put on blast for their hate.
But Nina doesn’t have any worries.
“I have to rise above that,” she said. “I always viewed myself as first and foremost American.”
America, do better. Nina is a true, American story. Get over it.
SOURCE: Twitter