From the UK’s Daily Mail:
Dark and dirty?
The U.S. has apologised after a diplomat told Indian school children that she looked like them when her ‘skin became dirty and dark’ after a long train journey.
During a speech in the Tamil Nadu capital, Chennai, Chao, on Friday, U.S. Vice-Consul Maureen Chao told students: ‘I was on a 24-hour train trip from Delhi to [the eastern Indian state of] Orissa.
‘But, after 72 hours, the train still did not reach the destination… and my skin became dirty and dark like the Tamilians.’
Following the remarks, the U.S. Consulate in Chennai issued a ‘statement of apology’.
The full story is here.
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