Racism in 2017 Again: Woman Tries to Stop A Black Woman (Ex Loose Women Panelist Jamelia) and Her Daughter from Sitting in First Class
Shame on that lady. This should not be happening in 2017
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Jamelia has embarked on an epic rant on Twitter after she claimed she was challenged for sitting in first class on a train.
The 36-year-old singer took to the micro-blogging site on Thursday to call a fellow passenger ‘prejudice’ after she asked to see her and her 11-year-old daughter Tiani’s ticket.
Former Loose Women panelist Jamelia shared the exchange blow by blow on her feed following the women inquiring about their seats, but no one elses on the carriage.
She began: ‘You know when you have a lovely day and someone just kills your vibe?So, I got on the train with my 11 year old daughter…didn’t even sit my bum on the seat good & a lady approaches me & asks me if I have…a 1st class ticket.
‘I look around. My daughter & I r the only black people in the packed carriage. I ask her “why did you ask me that?”‘
The See It In A Boy’s Eyes hitmaker explained the passenger in question inquired about her ticket ‘to make sure’ she was supposed to be in 1st class, yet didn’t inquire with anyone else on the carriage.
She continued: ‘I ask “why have you assumed I don’t have a 1st class ticket?” She says “well, have you got one?’ I reply ‘have you?” She says, “yes I have”.’
Stunned by the exchange, Jamelia bravely called out the woman out for her actions.
She said: ‘I laugh, and said “let’s be honest, you’ve asked me because I look like young black girl & you’ve allowed your prejudice to speak for you”‘.
MailOnline have contact Jamelia’s reps for comment.
Incredibly awkward, it appears the woman didn’t know she was grilling a celebrity nor was about to be blasted by Jamelia online to her 41,000 Twitter followers.
Despite the uncomfortable encounter, she revealed her darling daughter Tiani was sure to give the passenger a taste of her own medicine after another customer sat in their seats after they moved following the confrontation.
She wrote: ‘I then pick up my stuff & move to another table in the carriage with my daughter…a white guy sits down where we were sat…Not. A. Peep.
‘My daughter looks over at the lady and says “Are you not going to ask him for his credentials then?” The lady turned as red as a beetroot.’
Following her rant, Jamelia was sure to shared snaps of her train tickets and amused daughter on the social media platform.
The singer – who is mother to 14-year-old daughter Teja from a previous relationship with music manager Terry Wallen, and daughter Tiani with ex-husband Darren Byfield – most recently was axed from Loose Women following a row with bosses over controversial comments about plus-size women in 2016.
Since leaving the show in October, she has been working on other projects for ITV.
