Daisy Osakue denounces incident of racism at Apple store in Turin

“I was arrested in an Apple store in Turin, they thought I was stealing because I’m black.” A harsh accusation and a lot of bitterness came out of the mouth of Daisy Osakue, the discus thrower of the Italian national team, who published a long rant on Instagram to recount an episode of racism that she suffered personally. “There were a lot of people and they arrested me, suddenly blocking me as if I was stealing the whole store. It bores me, it bores me a lot.” Daisy Osakue, the disco player of the Italian national team, Olympic champion, who lives in the Turin region, in Moncalieri, has often denounced having been the victim of discrimination: a few years ago, she was hit by a throw of eggs from a moving car and suffered corneal damage. The incident emerged through the online site of the daily La Stampa, which reports a post on Instagram, where she states: “I was arrested in Turin in an Apple store. They thought I was stealing because I was black.” “The weather was nice, there was sunshine, and I needed a new adapter because I bought a new phone – says Osakue -. Suddenly, a boy approaches me – she says -, he is wearing an orange vest, he is a security guard. And he said to me: ‘You have to pay before you leave’. Osakue then asks: “In what sense? I’m going down, after looking at what I need, I’ll pay downstairs.” “I’m doing my job, I’m just doing my job” is the response the athlete reports receiving from the man. “Let’s be serious, let’s face each other – the athlete then said – why did you block me and not other people? » and she opens her wallet and shows the Fiamme Gialle card: “You blocked the only colored soldier and you arrested me because you thought I was stealing”. It’s a bad Sunday. Daisy chooses to walk home. “If I get on a bus and someone touches me, I lose my mind – she concludes – But it’s entirely my fault, I thought about leaving the house, before Christmas, to go shopping” . “I understand that he was doing his job, people steal and everything you want – the athlete concludes -. But “racial profiling” remains “racial profiling” and when there are several people, you show that you are basing yourself on prejudices and not on facts. The Apple guys were nice and apologetic.”