Trisha Cummings of The Real World Sydney is currently being tagged by accusations of being a racist on the basis of her conversation describing a situation in which she could not understand a service person’s attempt at English.
As reported in Sydney Australia’s The Daily Telegraph, The NSW Anti-Discrimination Board contacted MTV as they were concerned about them airing this particular footage on The Real World.
Her recollection of events when she describes this situation has no mention of race or ethnicity and there was no direct footage of the incident, so for what anyone knows it could have been a white Australian with a thick Australian accent.
Only upon some investigation, beyond anything Trisha stated or hinted at on the show, it turns out the service individual is an Asian Australian.
I stated to the The Daily Telegraph my diagnosis of the footage after speaking with Trisha about the situation:
Cummings’ agent Michael Martin has fought back at claims she is a racist today, by telling News Limited her comments were taken out of context in the TV editing process.
“Trisha is distraught by this misconception that she is racist,” Mr Martin said.
“The edited video footage in question merely has her conveying in the second hand a person’s lack of ability to speak English and not disparaging their race or ethnicity.”
This is concerning to me as these excuses to disparage someone as a racist whereby race is never mentioned or truly underlining within the statement but simply to vilify someone for not liking what they said. This devalues the term racist by reducing its meaning to the severity of someone’s true ignorance and prejudice. A similar call of racism was attributed to Michael Savage for stating those on a hunger strike for illegal immigrants to get a reduced price green card in San Francisco to simply starve themselves to death as that would solve the problem. It may not be something people like to hear but again racism did not come into play within the statement.
The only thing Trisha is guilty of is a both a lack of patience & empathy for others but of course that can said of most of us in The Real World.
This is expressly my opinion and not that of Trisha Cummings or MTV as to get either you must contact the MTV PR staff.
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pfft obviously a blonde. i knew itd be a dumb blonde making racist remarks.
gosh how racist can you get, there goes her career!
PC BS!
People say what you want!
How dare a visiting American tell an Australian resident to learn English.
Maybe that sort of bigoted behaviour is acceptable in America. But in Australia, it is not. It may technically not be racist but it is certainly bigoted, discriminatory and just plain rude. Those Australians who support this sort of behaviour are also bigots with limited social value.
Migrants from all walks of life – those of English speaking backgrounds, those of non-English speaking backgrounds contribute to life in this country.
They have more right to be in Australia that a visiting US airhead with a limited command of the English language. Worse than a bigot, she is a hypocrite.
If Americans want to come to Australia and enjoy what Australia has to offer then they should leave their bigoted, myopic attitudes at home.
I also find amusing the following description of Trisha:
risha of Real World Sydney loves the club scene so would be great for promotional events at nightclubs and college lectures by speaking on religion, Christian values, adoption, self esteem & balancing partying with responsibilites.
Is this a joke??Does the ability to belittle people who work in low paid jobs at mediocre American fast food joints fall into the realm of christian values and self esteem.
As an Australia of Anglo-Germanic background, I say Trisha and her ilk are not welcome in this country. Ditto to the George Bush brigade and anyone espousing right wing christian values.
from realityblurred.com
“Trisha’s agent, Michael Martin, told News Limited, “Trisha is distraught by this misconception that she is racist. The edited video footage in question merely has her conveying in the second hand a person’s lack of ability to speak English and not disparaging their race or ethnicity.” On his blog, Michael Martin argues that she’s “a Victim of the Real World Politically Correct” and says this “devalues the term racist by reducing its meaning to the severity of someone’s true ignorance and prejudice” because there was “no mention of race or ethnicity and there was no direct footage of the incident, so for what anyone knows it could have been a white Australian with a thick Australian accent.”
Not quite; that’s not what the episode shows at all. In that scene from the first episode, which is viewable online, Trisha indeed does not identify the cashier’s ethnicity, but does use an unnecessary, mocking Asian accent when she’s telling the story of her inability to get a sample of a McFlurry.
And Trisha explicitly says the confusion is because the cashier couldn’t speak English, not, say, the cashier’s lack of comprehension of her request for a sample at McDonald’s (what asshat asks for a sample at McDonald’s?). “So I asked to sample it, and she doesn’t get what I’m saying because she doesn’t speak English,” Trisha said.”
dude’s right, what asshole asks for a sample at McD’s???
Michael, nice rambling explanation. Funniest thing I’ve seen all day.
”This is concerning to me as these excuses to disparage someone as a racist whereby race is never mentioned or truly underlining within the statement but simply to vilify someone for not liking what they said. ”
What?! I know it’s your job to defend your clients but, seriously, learn to write. Maybe you’re the one who needs to learn English…
Go back home baby
Though she doesn’t actually mention the cashier as Asian, her mocking accent is pretty obviously directed towards an Asian. Nice try, Michael Martin, but no dice. Good luck trying to find that bimbo a job.
Do not bring her back to Australia.
If anyone, like, needs to know how to speak English its, like, her. Dude, like totally.
She has not been the victim of any polically correct anything, mate. She waltzed into an Australian McDonalds and asked for a free sample before purchasing. She should bloody count herself lucky that the person serving her wasnt a native English speaker as she would have been set on fire.
Please, send her back to Beverly Hills 90210 or Sweet Valley High and lock the gate behind her. She
Good luck finding this moron (Trisha) any work in the states. She will have the bigot stigma following her for awhile. At the very least, the public has had a truly nasty glimpse of this supposedly devout Christian’s lack of empathy and cruelty. It’s one thing to get frustrated: it’s another thing to degrade a person who is simply trying her best to make her way in this world. Whoever that worker is, I am willing to bet that she would love to speak perfect English and that is she is not working at McDonald’s because she is lazy and enjoys being humiliated by clueless jerks.
MTV should send her home! We don’t need people like that on tv, especially making Americans look bad. She should learn some manners!
Trisha obviously is an ignorant kid feeding off of her parents. I only know this because I went to high school with her and was also in a couple of classes. Indeed she hungers for attention and tries to modestly show her superiority over others. I’m pleased to know that the world is aware of her closed mindedness and isn’t seeing the innocent facade she tries to cover up in front of her parents. I hope her pathetic ass stays in New York for the remaining of her so called Reality TV career.
Trisha hates parisa sooo much!! Why is that? Christians arent supposed to hate anyone…Trisha is definitely a racist short tempered foul mouth ass. She gets ticked off at Parisa for every little thing…Im sure its becuz Parisa isnt white. If I was living in that house, I would of definitely had it out with her. She thinks shes tough..she hasnt met me yet!!! Trisha your a dumb bitch!!! And your hair colors is out of style! No one wears highlights anymore.
Lisa,
Your appallnig poison pen brings you down to Trisha’s level. Abuse is cowardly refuge.
wow i think trisha just makes herself look like an ass…shse is a bible thumper yet ironically all she is doing is showing the world how much of a hippocrit she is she attacks parisa because she is nice you dont see her trying that shit with anyone else! now her ass is sent home so she can be with jarred all damn day and her parents so she doesnt have to worry about not talking to them on the phone..oh and kelly ann is is soo fake one mt. she is tlaking abot trisha and then the next mt she is tlaking about parisa…i think she needs to get off cohuttas dick..she is flattening his pubes man she just needs attention…and ashli..why is she there is is lame as hell not really all that hot..neither is dunbar..your ein austrailia!! find someone else to like instead of some hot tempered asshole who hasnt jacked off in a few days!! its crazy to think some guy who used to take acid and sees blackbirds and a country boy are the most normal people in the house…..
Don’t you just love it when lawyers think t\ey can twist things around? Trisha, why don’t YOU take some of that money and buy YOURSELF some class, you supposed “Christian”
And she says she is a Christian.
The “agent’s” argument is really special. He defends intolerant and hateful comments that are specifically directed toward an ethnic group (illegal immigrants should die) as not racist? I’m a little confused. As for the other ignorant hypocrite, I’m glad she exposed how ugly she is on the inside and out because people like her need to experience the fallout for their shameful behavior.
Trisha is no doubt a racist. Did you hear her comment to Parisa. About how she’s so much better then she is? That’s what racist say about other races in private. Racists like to take credit for what their ancestors, or what someone who shares the same skin color as them has done.
I believe Trisha is a racist in real life. The fact that she actually told Parisa she had a better religion spoke for itself. I’d hate to be her after the shows over. She’s gonna get her ass beat by someone. She pushed the right person. Obviously Parisa has no balls. I know a lot of people that would have given her a black eye. Also, notice how all of that fake ass crying got her nowhere. After Parisa sent her home, she went in the room and started talking that same shit. So she was never sorry in the first place. She just didnt want to go home. Oh..and Kelly Anne and Ashli act like 12 year old little girls. Grow the hell up. Why the fuck are ya’ll sleeping in the bed together. The spitting incident was totally unnecesary. MTV needs to intervene on those people. Seriously. Dunbar, and the country dude need to give Parisa some support!!!
This is really sad because it reflects on America as a whole. I am an American and I am disgusted and offened by this woman. She needs to learn how to be respectful to other people especially people who are different from her. She claims she is a wonderful Christian but she is not! Although I am not a Christian I know that Christianity doesn’t teach you to look down on others. All those women in the house need to learn how to act. They act like children. Except for Parisa who is the only decent women in that house. Learn from Parisa: Trishia, Kellyanne, and Ashli! You only hate her because she is better than you.
Her true colors are being shown here. After watching last weeks epidsode with all the real life “Mean Girls,” I have lost total respect for all the girls on the show (except Parisa). Trisha is a hypocritical biyatch, and deserves all that is coming to her. I’m disgusted, and don’t even want to watch the show anymore.
Trisha epitomizes racism and ignorance. Glad it shows so clearly on the show. Too bad she and her agent see no need for her to learn a better way. Christianity is obviously not teaching her anything.
Michael Martin:
Shame on you for defending such a foul mouthed, unyeilding, hypocritical, inhuman human being. I understand that you may have signed a contract to promote this person, but have some morals. Some times, money isn’t everything.
Ugly, Ugly girl both inside and out!
Trasha.
seriously what a joke, of course our society rewards these types of people with notoriety for being complete retards. she always contradicted herself on the show, she cursed every other word, she’s clearly racist as it was illustrated by her actions and to make matters worse she even hates gays. she better be scared to step foot in san francisco because we will rough her up
The responses in this blog show me what a screwed up hypocritical country the United States really is. In criticising Trisha, many of the bloggers here show the same small minded bigoted attitudes. JD – saying you will rough someone up is a pathetic comment and speaks more about the quality of person you are. Jessica calling another woman a “biyatch” is just plain insulting to yourself and other women. Have some respect
Trisha you are the biggest bitch racist ever, the humanity doesn't want you on the earth, finish with your life slut