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No one knows for sure what 'race' or sex the racists are since we live in an anonymous WWW, but the report tone alludes it to be 'white Irish males'...
Stunning Miss Ireland Emma Waldron told yesterday in a forthright interview how she will never let ‘ignorant’ racists affect her love for Nigerian boyfriend Manners Oshafi.
Emma Waldron, 21, has been the victim of a vicious internet campaign because of her relationship with a black man and was forced to report an online poster targeting her with hateful and abusive racist comments.
Emma, who came fourth in Miss World, found herself at the centre of a racism row when an online tormentor branded her “disgusting” for being in a relationship with a black man.
And the stunning brunette told the Irish Mail on Sunday how one person went so far as to set up an account to target the couple. 'One Twitter account was set up specifically to send me hateful comments. 'But I blocked them and reported them so I don't get the messages any more,' she said.
Emma Waldron explained her shock at the attack, and encouraged Irish people to become more open minded, describing her relationship with her boyfriend as “beautiful”.
Speaking to the Herald, she said: “I don’t wish to talk in too much length about the issue as there are feelings involved and I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings by making an issue out of this.
“There is only one race, the human race. What matters in friendship and love is the heart and soul of the person you have a relationship with, not their colour, nationality, creed or background.
“I love my boyfriend with every cell in my body and nothing anyone says will change that.
“It upsets me that people have negative things to say about a love and friendship that is so beautiful.
“I love my boyfriend and nothing like this will ever affect us because we have love and that’s all we need. We don’t need others approval.”
The couple - who have been dating for nearly a year - have even earned their own Brangelina-like portmanteau. Friends have dubbed them 'Memmers', a combination of Emma and Manners.
Source: ukzambians.co.uk
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Manners moved to Ireland eight years ago with his parents and four siblings. The family first settled in Athlone. "I don't let the negative comments bother me'
In a reflection of the changing nature of modern Ireland, he revealed that he was the first black boy in his school.'It was strange coming to Ireland, cold,' he laughed. 'But Ireland is a great country. Myself and my brother were the first black kids in the school in Athlone so we were seen as being different but good different. 'We made good friends and were never bullied.'
Manners has just completed a master's degree in telecommunications engineering at Dublin City University.
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