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Kelis allgedly called a 'slave' at UK airport

by theGrio | September 13, 2011 at 1:58 PM
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From Hello Beautiful:

Singer Kelis took to Twitter just minutes ago to air out her thoughts on being called a slave at a UK airport. Kelis was at a UK airport with her son when a complete stranger called her a ‘slave’ and ‘disgusting Nigerian’.

Kelis revealed:

Over 50 people said nothing. I mean literally nothing. Didn’t flinch. We all no I’m no saint, so I retaliated. Not the way I wanted to, or how that pig deserved.

But #1 my gorgeous baby boy was literally sitting on my hip and #2 I’m a believer. And we are better. Suposed to be anyway. It made me think. This person was aprox a 50 year old English man.

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