Miya Ponsetto, the 22-year-old woman also known as "SoHo Karen," was interviewed by Gayle King on CBS This Morning last week. Now that the interview has aired, it's sparking a lot of backlash.
The first part of the interview aired on Friday (January 8th) and on Monday (January 11th) the second and final segment of the interview was released. In it, Ponsetto is asked to deal with allegations of racially profiling a black teenager she believed stole her cell phone and attacked him. It ended up with Ponsetto leaving her cell phone in an Uber.
Ponsetto said she was unable to racist or otherwise be racist because she is a woman of color herself. She insisted to King that the false allegation against Harrold's son was not about race, but rather that she thought "any person" who walked out of the lobby might have had their phone.
“I wasn't a racial profile at all. I'm a Puerto Rican, ”said Ponsetto. “I am like a woman of color. I am Italian, Greek, Puerto Rican. "
When asked if she thought she couldn't be racist because she was a woman of color, Ponsetto told King "exactly".
"Well, I wouldn't agree," said King. “People of color can also be racist. Do you think you should pay a price for this? "
"I don't think my accusation is a crime," Ponsetto replied.
King then confronted Ponsetto during the interview about her apparent lack of remorse for the incident. Instead, Ponsetto says she's also traumatized.
"He's 14? Is that what they say? Yes. I'm 22, ”said Ponsetto. “I've probably lived as much as he has. Honestly. I am as much a child at heart as he is. I'm sorry I made the family go through all of this stress. At the same time, it wasn't just them who went through it. "
Check out the entire segment below.
Miya Ponsetto, the 22-year-old woman also known as "SoHo Karen," was interviewed by Gayle King on CBS This Morning last week. Now that the interview has aired, it's sparking a lot of backlash.
The first part of the interview aired on Friday (January 8th) and on Monday (January 11th) the second and final segment of the interview was released. In it, Ponsetto is asked to deal with allegations of racially profiling a black teenager she believed stole her cell phone and attacked him. It ended up with Ponsetto leaving her cell phone in an Uber.
Ponsetto said she was unable to racist or otherwise be racist because she is a woman of color herself. She insisted to King that the false allegation against Keyon Harrold's son was not about race, but that she thought "any person" coming out of the lobby might have had their phone.
“I wasn't a racial profile at all. I'm a Puerto Rican, ”said Ponsetto. “I am like a woman of color. I am Italian, Greek, Puerto Rican. "
When asked if she thought she couldn't be racist because she was a woman of color, Ponsetto told King "exactly".
"Well, I wouldn't agree," said King. “People of color can also be racist. Do you think you should pay a price for this? "
"I don't think my accusation is a crime," Ponsetto replied.
King then confronted Ponsetto during the interview about her apparent lack of remorse for the incident. Instead, Ponsetto says she's also traumatized.
"He's 14? Is that what they say? Yes. I'm 22, ”said Ponsetto. “I've probably lived as much as he has. Honestly. I am as much a child at heart as he is. I'm sorry I made the family go through all of this stress. At the same time, it wasn't just them who went through it. "
Check out the entire segment below.
