Bananas thrown at black Italian minister during speech

Bananas thrown at black Italian minister during speech





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Italian Minister for Integration Cecile Kyenge gestures during a news conference in Rome June 19, 2013. …




ROME (Reuters) - Italy's first black minister, a target of racist slurs since her appointment in April, has condemned a spectator who threw bananas towards her while she was making a speech at a party rally.
Integration minister Cecile Kyenge, who was born in Democratic Republic of Congo, has angered far-right groups with her campaign to make it easier for immigrants to gain Italian citizenship.



Shortly before the incident on Friday, members of the right-wing Forza Nuova group left mannequins covered in fake blood at the site of the rally in Cervia, central Italy, in protest against Kyenge's proposal to make anyone born on Italian soil a citizen.
"Immigration kills," was written on leaflets accompanying the dummies - a slogan Forza Nuova has previously used when referring to murders committed by immigrants in Italy.

Although the bananas missed the stage where Kyenge was speaking, she responded to the gesture on Twitter, calling it "sad" and a waste of food, considering the economic crisis.
"The courage and optimism to change things has to come above all from the bottom up to reach the institutions," she added.



Kyenge has faced regular insults since becoming minister, often from other politicians. Earlier this month a senior parliamentarian in the anti-immigration Northern League party likened her to an orangutan and only apologized after a storm of criticism.
(Reporting by Catherine Hornby; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)

Hawa wanaleta utani, mama ni mzuri hata kwa sura, sijui wamemfananishaje na sokwe!
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nyie matatizo ayakimbiwi bali unapambana mpaka mwisho.

nashangaa mnamwambia uyo mama ajiuzulu kwan akijiuzulu ubaguz utaisha?
 
Watu weupe hawatupendi, hasa german na italia ila wakija bongo tunawanyenyekea, its too pain, but tutafanyaje wakat viongoz wetu wanatupora mashamba na kuwapa wagen? But time will tell life is not like mountain, its dynamic.
 
27 July 2013 Last updated at 17:20

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Italian politicians have reacted with anger after the country's first black minister had bananas thrown at her during a political rally.

Integration Minister Cecile Kyenge, who has suffered racial abuse in the past, dismissed the act as "a waste of food".

But Environment Minister Andrea Orlando said on Twitter he felt the "utmost indignation" over the incident.

Earlier this month an Italian senator apologised after saying Ms Kyenge reminded him of an orangutan.

Congolese-born Ms Kyenge was speaking at a Democratic Party (PD) rally in Cervia on Friday when an unidentified spectator threw bananas towards the stage, narrowly missing her.

Italian police say they are trying to find the culprit.

'Courage to change'

Responding on Twitter, Ms Kyenge called the incident "sad" and "a waste of food".

"The courage and optimism to change things has to come above all from the bottom up to reach the institutions," she added.

Italian politicians rallied behind her on Saturday with messages of support and condemnation.

Education Minister Maria Chiara Carrozza praised Ms Kyenge for her courage and determination in such a hostile climate.

Veneto regional governor Luca Zaia from the anti-immigration Northern League also spoke out against the incident, saying: "Throwing bananas, personal insults... acts like these play no part in the civilised and democratic discussion needed between the minister and those who don't share her opinion."

Correspondents say the slurs and threats suffered by Ms Kyenge have highlighted the extent of casual racism in Italian society.

Senate vice-president Roberto Calderoli, of the Northern League, faced calls to quit earlier this month after making the orangutan remarks.

He told parliament he had made a "serious mistake" with his "offensive" comment and he would send Ms Kyenge a bunch of roses.
 
These italians reminds me of the white devil..wakija huku tunawapaparikia utazania miungu mtu.
 
NI nitabia tuu vy awatu walio na haofu ya wengine kuwa wengi na kuingilia maisha yao kwa sana.Hata bongo tunayo shida sana na waasia waliopo hapa nchini na tabia zao zinazopelekea kuw ana treatment mbaya sana kwetu.Hata sisi weusi tuna vitabia ambavyo walivyo na uelewa kuhusu matendo yetu wanayo hofu itakuweje tukiwa na mamlaka, tukiw ana ulinzi wa ubaguzi wa rangi hata ktk mazingira tunayokosea makos aya kipuuzi na mabaya kwa makusudi halafu tunajilind aktk ubaguzi wa rangi.

Mbona mimi nimesikia mengi tuu dhidi ya wachaga..mara nyingi fear kwa makundi yanayoona kuwa wao ni dhaifu tk shindano husika.
 
Ndio mkuu,wamewafundisha kushusha difu.

Haha....kweli dunia ni nouma.Kuna njia nyingi sana ya kumuua adui.Sasa km wazenj wanatokwa povu kwa kujifanya wana maadili na kuwahcukia wabongo.Wanakwenda kumalizwa kirahisi kihivyo.
 
wataliano hawana adabu, kwanza wameharibu sana vijana wa zanzibar

Acha ujinga wewe,ukiambiwa ulete ushahidi wa mzanzbr alie haribiwa na mtaliana unao?kazi zote za mahoteli zimechukuliwa na watanganyika na kwa taarifa tu tunao mpaka na ushahidi wa wamasai wanavyo pumuliwa kwa nyuma na wataliano na njoo uone watanganyika kazi zao huku mahotelini.
 
Haha....kweli dunia ni nouma.Kuna njia nyingi sana ya kumuua adui.Sasa km wazenj wanatokwa povu kwa kujifanya wana maadili na kuwahcukia wabongo.Wanakwenda kumalizwa kirahisi kihivyo.

Huku zenj wafanyakazi wa mahoteli ni watanganyika,na wengi wao ndio wanakamatishwa ukuta kwa tamaa ya $.
 
mkuu jaribu siku moja utembelee kilichokuwa kinaitwa 'Kisiwa cha Marashi' utapata jibu

Huku zenji madada wa kitanganyika ndio wengi kwenye mahoteli,mwambie aje ajionee mwenyewe wataliano wanavyo wafanyia,ngojea niende maktaba yangu nikuweke vidio uone watanganyika wenzako wanavyopigwa GANG BANG.
 
Acha ujinga wewe,ukiambiwa ulete ushahidi wa mzanzbr alie haribiwa na mtaliana unao?kazi zote za mahoteli zimechukuliwa na watanganyika na kwa taarifa tu tunao mpaka na ushahidi wa wamasai wanavyo pumuliwa kwa nyuma na wataliano na njoo uone watanganyika kazi zao huku mahotelini.

Zanzibar kupumuliana nyuma si jambo la kawaida tu?
 
Awatupie maboga kama kiti moto. Si uaona ngozi yao kama ya ile kitu inaliwa na ndizi choma?
 
Ndo maana mugabe aliwaburuzaga wazungu zimbabwe japo simuungi mkono asilimia mia.
 
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