Miya Ponsetto says she can’t be racist because she’s a ‘woman of color’
By
Natalie Musumeci
January 11, 2021 | 9:34am
The
California woman dubbed “Soho Karen” for falsely accusing a black teen of stealing her iPhone and allegedly attacking him at a Big Apple hotel says she can’t be racist because she’s a “woman of color.”
Miya Ponsetto, 22, made the remarks
during a previously filmed interview with “CBS This Morning” anchor Gayle King
that was teased on Twitter Monday.
Over the weekend, Ponsetto was
charged with attempted robbery, grand larceny, acting in a manner injurious to a child and two counts of attempted assault over the alleged Dec. 26 caught-on-camera attack on 14-year-old Keyon Harrold Jr. at Manhattan’s Arlo Hotel.
The teen victim is the son of jazz trumpet player Keyon Harrold.
Ponsetto, who showed up to the nationally televised interview wearing a hat that said “Daddy,” recounted the incident with King.
“I had noticed my phone had been missing. So I just approached the hotel manager, asked him if he could kindly just check the footage,” Ponsetto recalled.
Miya Ponsetto showed up to the nationally televised interview wearing a hat that said “Daddy.”AP
“In my opinion, I was, like, ‘OK, any person walking down could possibly be the person that might’ve had my phone.’ And I, I really didn’t, I wasn’t racial profiling whatsoever. I’m a woman. I’m Puerto Rican. I’m, like, a woman of color. I’m Italian, Greek, Puerto Rican.”
King then asked, “You keep saying you’re Puerto Rican. Does that mean that you can’t be racist because you’re saying you’re a woman of color? Is that what you mean?”
“Exactly,” Ponsetto replied, prompting King to add, “I would disagree with that.”
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