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On Wednesday night, the SRF aired a “journalist” film with host Angélique Beldner (44), impressively showing why racism should not be silenced. A scene from her provokes great discussions even after the television broadcast: Beldner wants to seek dialogue with the residents in her hometown of Frutigen BE and this leads to a moment of shock.
A gentleman who was later pixelated by SRF reaches out to the newscaster and says, “I don’t know about racial discrimination here in the Bernese Oberland. While talking to Beldner, he gets too close to her. Even if the reporter is visibly uncomfortable, she does not immediately interrupt the conversation. She responds, “That’s so much better.”
Racist statements are on the rise
The stranger does not give up. “We have a lot of tourists, slate eyes, black. You are a beautiful Brazilian, freshly tanned. Welcome … », he says to Beldner.
The man goes on to say, “With your race, I never think someone will ask, ‘Where are you from?’ SRF’s wife responds: “Yes, they ask me a lot.” He also emphasizes that he is not from Brazil.
The aggressive visitor to the restaurant doesn’t seem to mind. Explain that you may only ask where you came from because you would like to have children with her. In response to a puzzled question from Beldner, he responds, “We have beautiful children.”
“It is bad”
When the stranger finally leaves the table, Beldner has to take a deep breath. “It’s wrong,” sums up the situation. In addition to what was said, Bern’s wife was also bothered that her interlocutor got too close to her. “Even as a kid I had the feeling that you didn’t feel distance from me, or that you could just touch me.
It’s just one of many terrifying examples featured in the “Reporter” article. Among other things, Beldner talks about receiving a rejection at the “Tagesschau” 15 years ago because the public was not prepared for a black woman. (bnr)
Angélique Beldner was born in Bern in 1976, her father comes from the African country of Benin. After an apprenticeship as a typographer, she pursued her dream of acting, but was quickly discouraged by career insecurity. He contacted the media as an assistant in the traditional Bernese concert hall Bierhübeli. From 2000 he achieved cult status with the Berner Radio Förderband. In 2008 it was changed to SRF. Beldner is married and the mother of two children.
