Comedian Eric André is speaking out once again about his experiences with racial profiling, this time alleging he was detained in an Australia airport over the weekend. “It’s one of the many times I’ve been racially profiled at the airport,” he said Sunday in an Instagram video . “This is a message to all Black, brown and Indigenous people traveling through Melbourne today .
.. please be careful.
” The “Eric André Show” and “Bad Trip” comedian, who is Black, said he was stopped at the Melbourne Aiport as he was traveling from New York City to Brisbane, where he is set to shoot an upcoming project. André said he was pulled out of a line in the airport and put in a “special line” where he was “sniffed thoroughly” by a security dog. In addition to the warning, André encouraged his fans to send him more information about the security program that uses the dogs, the officers who allegedly pulled him aside and any leads for discrimination lawyers in Australia.
He also asked anyone who might hire him to perform Down Under in the future to ensure he does not go through the Melbourne Airport without security. “Or have me fly into Brisbane or Sydney directly,” he said. “I do not feel safe in the Melbourne Airport.
I do not want to be humiliated or racially discriminated against anymore at these airports,” he added. “I don’t wanna cut my hair and wear a three-piece suit so I’m treated like a first class citizen.” He likened the “cockam.