Soyou reveals racial discrimination on flight, endured 15 hours without food

Singer Soyou, formerly of girl group Sistar, said that she experienced racial discrimination on a U.S. flight while returning to Korea, describing the incident as one of the most humiliating moments of her life. Her account has reignited debate over racial bias in international air travel. In a post uploaded Oct. 19 on her social media, Soyou said she was flying from Atlanta to Seoul after completing a schedule in New York. “I was extremely tired and simply asked for a Korean flight attendant to check the meal time,” she wrote. “But the purser took issue with my attitude and treated me like a problematic passenger.” She said the situation quickly escalated. “They even called a security officer,” Soyou continued. “I had to say, ‘If I’m really the problem, I’ll get off the plane.’ After that, I had to endure cold looks and attitudes for the entire 15-hour flight.” Soyou added, “At one point I thought, ‘Is this racism?’ I couldn’t eat anything during the whole flight, and the experience left me deeply hurt by what felt like racial prejudice. No one should eveWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times