Cecile Kyenge, Italy’s first black minister, has condemned a spectator who threw bananas towards her while she was making a speech at a party rally according to The Huffington Post.
It was reported that Minister Cecile Kyenge was appearing at a political rally in Cervia in central Italy when someone in the audience threw bananas towards the stage, narrowly missing her.
Reports have stated Kyenge has been a target of racist remarks since her appointment as minister back in April.
The Chicago Tribune stated that “earlier this month a senator from the anti-immigration Northern League party likened her to an orangutan and only apologized after a storm of criticism.”
Although the bananas missed the stage, and missed Kyenge, she did respond to the action on Twitter.
She called it a sad waste of food, considering the economic crisis.
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