Comedian Eric André said Monday he was racially profiled at an airport in Australia over the weekend.
The Eric Andre Show star posted a video on Instagram saying he’d just finished a journey of more than 25 hours while traveling from New York City to Brisbane, with stops on the way in Los Angeles and Melbourne. In Melbourne, the 41-year-old said he was “put in a special line” in which he was “sniffed thoroughly by a dog.”
“It’s one of the many times I’ve been racially profiled at the airport,” André added. “So, this is a message for all Black, brown, and Indigenous people traveling through Melbourne today, especially if you’re traveling through Qantas International by Terminal 2: Please be careful.”
