She’s just three years old, but her tender age didn’t protect Samara from a barrage of racial abuse at a Victorian shopping centre last month.
Rachel Muir took her daughter to a Disney-themed event at Watergardens shopping centre in Taylor Lakes .
Samara, who was dressed as Princess Elsa from the hit movie Frozen, was waiting in line when another woman and her two daughters started verbally assaulting her.
“The lady in front of us turned around to Samara and said ‘I don’t know why you’re dressed up for because Queen Elsa isn’t black’,” Ms Muir told The Courier.
“I asked the woman what she meant by the comment and then one of the woman’s young daughters screwed up her face, she pointed at Samara and said ‘you’re black and black is ugly’.”
Samara burst into tears and Ms Muir took to Facebook to vent her frustrations.
“My daughter was in tears when we were at Watergardens for the Frozen activities as a mother & her 2 daughters told my daughter don’t know why you dressed up for coz Anna & Elisa aren’t Black & Black is ugly & your [sic] Black,” she wrote.
“Not nice. Still Racism is alive & well in the next generation.”
Her post was shared thousands of times and in the weeks since, Ms Muir has received hundreds of messages of support.
“We are very overwhelmed and shocked by the kindness of people. I didn’t think people would care so much,” Ms Muir said.
“I can’t express how much it has meant to us. I just thought it would be a story people would click past and forget. To know that she has touched so many people … that they see her how I see her, is just incredible.
“She is back to her proud, beautiful Aboriginal self.”
