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I am a bit shocked at myself to talk about Ms Fulani as Ms Ngozi. My bad.
SH was completely out of line at one point, no matter if you think she is a racist or fell into racist conversation points or just think she was a bit drunk and in high spirits (Getting drunk at work would be problematic as duck as well) or is an old lady without filter.
While I do think you should always complain to the organisation directly before taking stuff to social media (not necessarily to give them time to react but just out of principle. A quick mail and then writing the tweet), this was her choice of action.
I do have a problem with the words “abuse” and “traumatised” but this might be the language barrier. In my country those are VERY strong words and this conversation, while bad, most definitely wouldn’t fit. More in the direction of shocked, highly uncomfortable, patronised and embarrassed- which are also very strong negative description- again in my language.
That’s still her choice though. I hope this publicity will not backfire on her organisation (not all publicity is good for charities and there are some crazies out there who will dig up dirt on her and the charity now).
I agree with you, apart from the fact that I think she should have attempted to sort the matter with the palace. So not tweet directly after emailing them, but give them the opportunity to discuss.
I do think that she has tarnished the reputation of her charity. Especially as her charity seems to cater to certain communities and hence does not seem to disregard "heritage".