British Vogue editor Edward Enninful reveals he was ‘racially profiled’ by security guard at WORK
BRITISH Vogue’s editor Edward Enninful was racially profiled and told to “use the loading bay” while trying to enter his own office.
The shocked magazine boss revealed his upsetting treatment from a security guard in a tweet that called for change to “happen now”.
Edward Enninful OBE spoke out on social media after being blocked from entering Vogue House in Mayfair, London, by a security guard.
He tweeted on Wednesday: “Today I was racially profiled by a security guard whilst entering my work place.
“As I entered, I was instructed to use the loading bay.
“Just because our timelines and weekends are returning to normal, we cannot let the world return to how it was.
“Change needs to happen now.”
The security guard who made the comment was quickly dismissed by Condé Nast, Vogue’s parent company.
Enninful added: “It just goes to show that sometimes it doesn’t matter what you’ve achieved in the course of your life: the first thing that some people will judge you on is the colour of your skin.”
Designer Marc Jacobs replied to the post saying that the “Normal wasn’t fair”.
Actress and activist Jameela Jamil said: “Oh my GOD Edward. So sorry.”
Enninful, 48, was appointed as British Vogue’s first male editor three years ago.
Born in Ghana, he moved to the UK as a boy and started his fashion career aged 16 when he was scouted as a model on a train.
He was given an OBE in 2016 by the Queen for services to diversity in the fashion industry.
Condé Nast has been contacted for comment.
Enninful’s shocking revelation comes days after Dame Cressida Dick apologised to British sprinter Bianca Williams for the distress cops caused during a heavy-handed stop-and-search.
The Met Police chief told the Home Affairs committee she echoed a senior officer who said "I'm sorry" to the athlete who accused the force of "racial profiling".
The Commonwealth gold medalist, 26, and her Portugese sprinter partner Ricardo dos Santos, 25, were pulled from their Mercedes and handcuffed in front of their three-month-old son in Lanhill Road, Maida Vale.
The force said its cops had acted lawfully but made a voluntary referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct this month.
The referral follows comments from 68-year-old Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde, who accused the force of being "out of touch" and described the incident as "disturbing and shocking".
Ms Williams : "It's always the same thing with Ricardo.
"They think he's driving a stolen vehicle, or he's been smoking cannabis.
"It's racial profiling. The way they spoke to Ricardo, like he was scum, dirt on their shoe, was shocking. It was awful to watch."
Met Police have since defended the stop-and-search, saying it the car had "blacked out windows" and was driving suspiciously, including driving on the wrong side of the road.
They claimed that the car "made off at speed" before finally stopping.
But Mr dos Santos argued he had felt it was unsafe when police first tried to pull him over and drove for "another 20 seconds" to be able to park outside their home.
Professional athlete Mr dos Santos said he had never drunk or smoked in his life.
Mr dos Santos claimed he had been stopped by police about 15 times since getting a black Mercedes in November 2017.
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Linford - who is now an athletics coach - addressed a message on Twitter to Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick.
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He wrote: “Two of my athletes were stopped by the police today, both international athletes, both parents of a three-month-old baby who was with them and both handcuffed outside of their home.
“This is not the the first time this has happened. (second time in two months) And I’m sure it won’t be the last but this type of abuse of power and institutionalised racism cannot be justified or normalised any longer.”
