Chrissy Teigen was the subject of a racist rant on Thursday as she was walking down the street in West Hollywood. The Sports Illustrated model was simply enjoying her morning stroll when the incident took place.
People are outraged by the way the wife of singer John Legend was treated. Some celebrities have come to her support on social media–including Mindy Kaling and Parks and Recreation star Retta.
Chrissy Teigen shared word of the hateful–and no doubt hurtful–experience via social media. In fact, she wrote a total of four tweets describing the incident.
I dropped my sunglasses this AM on Santa Monica blvd and this seemingly normal looking dude screamed "fucking chinks always dropping shit"
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) April 16, 2015
…like that's not even a stereotype. get your shit together. What a bad racist.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) April 16, 2015
We were the only ones on the block and he screamed it from 5 feet away. Then when I acknowledged it he said "oh now the oriental can hear"
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) April 16, 2015
Anyhoo, that was my morning! If you see a guy in weho wearing a brown suit jacket and jeans, probably avoid eye contact.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) April 16, 2015
Chrissy Teigen is of both Norwegian and Thai descent. The comments the heckler made were definitely racist.
Mindy Kaling had the following reply to one of Chrissy Teigen’s tweets.
@chrissyteigen WHAT?! That's an insanely hilarious new racism I've never heard of before. Congrats, sociologically.
— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) April 16, 2015
The Parks and Recreation actress tweeted her thoughts as well.
@chrissyteigen
Do you think you could get me his number? He seems fun.
— Retta (@unfoRETTAble) April 16, 2015
It’s shocking to hear these kinds of racist comments being made in light of all that has been done to educate and raise awareness on the subject in recent decades. It’s sad that Chrissy Teigen was the victim of such hate.
