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The chasing Star Shaun Wallace says he doesn’t think his Dark Destroyer nickname is racist.
Someone asked Chaser Wallace on Twitter if he was offended by his nickname.
“Shaun Wallace, I just heard a woman in Lorraine saying that you won’t let your son watch the chase because he’s racist because of your nickname. Can you clarify if you are offended by being called the Dark Destroyer? “asked the tweeter.
“Absolutely NO” replied Wallace.
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“The color of my skin does not define me. I am black and it destroys the contestants intellectually,” he added.
Wallace has previously said that he is determined that the name not be changed and in July 2020 said that he is “proud” to be called ‘The Dark Destroyer’ on the hit game show.
“If ITV (the UK broadcaster) asked me, or considered changing it, I would tell them this: ‘I’m proud to be black, I’m proud to be black.’ I want the name to stay the way it is, ”he said.
“And because of my intellect, and I destroy people because of my intellect, then so be it. That’s the way I use the term The Dark Destroyer, and I’m not offended. And I hope other people aren’t offended either. “.
Wallace is one of five pageant masters on the TVNZ show hosted by Bradley Walsh, who came up with the title Wallace.
“Actually, it was Bradley who started calling me The Dark Destroyer, and there was absolutely no lateral or sinister reason behind that,” he said. Sun on sunday.