Chrissy Teigen's sad story on being racially profiled
It's no secret that model, cookbook author and all round icon, Chrissy Teigen, is vocal in her dislike for President Trump (who is hoping to win a second term following the US election this coming November). Part of the reason why she's not a fan of him is to do with the culture she feels Trump has created within America, making it easier than ever for racism to go unchecked.
In a new interview with Marie Claire US, the mother of two (who is expecting her third child with husband John Legend) opened up about a personal shocking experience she had, in which she and John were aggressively followed by two white men.
"It was a terrible, scary experience. We were in a nicer neighbourhood at night, driving slowly, looking for John’s godmother’s home. These two guys were in a pickup truck slowly tailing us, flashing their lights and trying to speak to us," she told the publication. "When we pulled over, they were like, ‘What are you guys looking for?’ and we gave them the address. They literally said, ‘Get your asses out of here!’ and proceeded to follow us all the way into her driveway. They got out of the car and stared at us as we knocked on the door and went inside."
Chrissy also shared that while she was left shaken by the incident, her husband was not – something she attributes to him being used to the experience. "That was my first taste of seeing what happens to Black men everyday. It was horrifying and could have gone wrong so quickly. I was sobbing afterward for hours, and I noticed John wasn’t emotional about it. Seeing that he wasn’t very thrown by it was really upsetting, because he obviously had experienced it before."
Speaking out against Trump, she vowed to use her platform to continue to encourage others to vote against him, something that the President has previously blocked her for on Twitter. Blocking, being an act that Trump indulges in so frequently, he recently felt it was necessary to ask a high court about being allowed to do so.
"People are very confident in their ways of being open about their racism because they have the backing views of the president," said Chrissy. "It’s become such a hurtful, weird presidency for so many Americans, and I’m going to fight to get this person out of office because I can’t live another four years with this kind of hatred boiling through America."
We hope Chrissy and John never have to experience anything like that again.
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