A New Miss America: Nina Davuluri

Born in Syracuse, New York, and raised in Oklahoma and Michigan, it is hard to foot a more the Statesn story than that of Davuluri. The daughter of Indian doctors who immigrated to the United States in the early 1980s, dud America embodies all ideas of the great American Dream. But an uneducated public is trying to crush that moon with their negativity. Misidentifying Davuluri as Muslim, Arab, Egyptian, and Indonesian, among other ethnicities, Twitter users did not Just stop at proclaiming hat, essentially, non-white participants of the pageant should be disqualified.They in any case linked her to terrorist organizations, such as A1 Qaeda. Some took it even further, outraged that she should be crowned in the alike(p) week as September 1 1 . Those who correctly acknowledged her Indian heritage do racist Jokes, playing on the stereotype that Indian-Americans often work in the grocery and food industries. It is juiceless that the 24-year-old New Yorker is bullied about her race subsequently her answer in the question round of this weekends pageant. Asked by fall back America udge Carla Hall about TV host Julie Chens plastic surgery to appear less Asian, Davuluri responded, Ive ever viewed strike down America as the girl next door.And the girl next door is evolving as the variety show in America evolves Definitely be confident in who you be. One has to question if Davuluri is staying confident after her crowning considering the negative feedback from the public, although she is putting on a brave face. Im so happy this organization has embraced diversity, she told The Associated Press. there ar children watching at home who can finally relate to a new Miss America. Addressing her non-American haters, she said, l always viewed myself as first and foremost American. Davuluri was not the only contestant rebuffed for her race.Fellow Top 5 runners- up Miss California Crystal Lee and Miss Minnesota Rebecca Yeh got backlash for their Asian roots. only th irty years after Vanessa Williams was crowned as the first black Miss America, it was gratifying to see the racial diversity at this years pageant, with 13 non-white contestants. It showed a forward-thinking Miss America, focused more on intelligence, drive, talent, and poise and an attempt to move the pageant into the 1st century. Yet the American people were not until now ready for the group of diverse, educated young women who are the face of the future America. According to Census agency reports, America will be much less white than it is today, with the percentage of blacks, Asians, and Hispanics increasing in our population. ) These women are independent and strong, they represent many ditterent backgrounds, they are accessible, they are role models, they are real. They do not croak the stereotypical 1950s pageant queen archetype. They are more than that. The Judges could see that, choosing to focus on inner beauty and accomplishments. Some of those who verbally fought Mis s Americas title were firmly set on who they believed should be queen bee Miss Kansas Theresa Vail.The 22-year-old blonde beauty is only the second military woman to participate in the pageant. As a sergeant in the U. S. Army and the first Miss America contestant to turn in tattoos, Vail was a fan favorite long before the cameras starting rolling at the Atlantic metropolis show. A humorous and highly talented young woman, Vail do it to the Top 10 but was compact from the competition after the talent round. Online, she was well-like because she mbodied the real American woman she can sing, she has tattoos, she likes to hunt, she is poised but airheaded and self-deprecating.She represents middle America. But on closer inspection, she does not embody America as it is today. She embodies what an ideal America used to be middle class, white, Christian, rural, the picture- perfect WASP woman. So for all the progress the pageant made to depict a well- rounded, diverse America, the publ ic still gravitated, predictably, to the All American Beauty. l state Im not racist but this is America. How has this come to define America, a ountry renown for its opportunities, for its freedoms, and for being the greatest melting rat in the world?How dare you deny Miss America, a talented and intelligent woman, her shot at the American dream? Why are we stuck in archaic mindsets of who deserves to be praised for their accomplishments and then rewarded with scholarship bullion to pursue their passions? Who are we to Judge? To Twitter user JAyres15 and to all of those ganging up on Nina Davuluri you may swear you are not a racist, but I swear that you are. You hide behind prejudice and bigotry, you are close-minded, and you are the non-American.