While seeing a little girl dressed up as one of the famous princesses would bring a smile to most faces, this was sadly not the case for one child in Melbourne.
Little Samara Muir, who is just three years old, was reportedly the victim of racial abuse after attending a Disney-themed event at a shopping centre while dressed as Elsa.
Devastated mum Rachel took to Facebook to share the horrific experience, revealing how the abuse began when a woman and her two daughters turned around and began making nasty comments to the mother-daughter pair.
My daughter was in tears when we were at watergardens for the frozen activities as a mother & her 2 daughters told my...
Posted by Rachel Muir on Sunday, May 31, 2015
“My daughter was in tears when we were at Watergardens for the Frozen activities, as a mother and her two daughters told my daughter, “don’t know why you dressed for ‘coz Anna and Elsa aren’t black, and black is ugly, and you’re black”. Not nice…racism is alive and well in the next generation,” wrote Rachel.
Rachel’s post has gone viral around the world, and Samara is said to have received letters and messages of support from as far away as India. She was also featured as a ‘Princess’ on the cover of her local newspaper.
That woman in the shopping centre should be ashamed of herself. Let’s hope that her own daughters can learn from this experience.
