Sonia Kruger’s Gold Logie win sparks backlash after her feedback about Muslim immigration throughout a fierce debate on the At the moment present led to formal racial vilification complaints

Sonia Kruger bagged the final word win on Sunday evening when she was awarded the Gold Logie, however not all viewers thought it was well-deserved.

Channel Seven‘s ‘golden woman’, 57, took dwelling the title of Most Fashionable Character throughout TV’s night-of-nights in Sydney.

Viewers at dwelling flocked to Twitter to slam the choice, citing Sonia’s feedback about Muslim immigration on the At the moment present again in 2016.

On the time, Sonia known as for Australia to cease Muslim immigration as a result of she desires to ‘really feel secure’.

Throughout a fiery At the moment present panel dialogue, the TV host argued there’s a correlation between the variety of Muslims in a rustic and the variety of terrorist assaults.

Sonia Kruger bagged the final word win on Sunday evening when she was awarded the Gold Logie, however not all viewers thought it was well-deserved 

‘Personally, I wish to see it cease now for Australia as a result of I wish to really feel secure as all of our residents do once we exit to have fun Australia Day,’ she mentioned.

The tv host mentioned she had ‘a number of excellent associates’ who have been Muslims and peace-loving, stunning individuals. ‘However there are fanatics.’

Sonia’s remarks sparked fierce debate on social media, with a number of viewers branding them as divisive.

In response, the TV star mentioned ‘it was important to debate these points with out robotically being labelled racist’.

Many didn’t overlook the furore when she took dwelling the Gold Logie on Sunday night. 

‘What a very darkish day it’s for tv in Australia. Hopefully Sonia Kruger does not get away the racial gear,’ one particular person tweeted after her win.

‘How she continues to get work on Australian TV is essentially the most disappointing factor in regards to the trade,’ one other added.

One viewer added: ‘In 2016, Sonia Kruger declared she wished to ban Muslim immigration as a result of she was afraid. In 2023, she’s nominated for a Gold Logie. Thanks, Australian mainstream business TV.’

A fourth tweeted: ‘Shaun Micallef was robbed of the Gold Logie, not least to Sonia Kruger who brings little to Australian TV and spoke in opposition to Muslims.’

Nonetheless, there have been others who defended Sonia’s feedback.

One particular person mentioned whereas she didn’t agree along with her feedback they’d ‘defend her proper to say them’.

Sonia by no means apologised for the feedback, however mentioned she felt she ought to be capable of specific her opinions with out being known as a racist.

Viewers at dwelling flocked to Twitter to slam the choice, citing Sonia’s feedback about Muslim immigration on the At the moment present again in 2016

A racial vilification criticism in opposition to the Large Brother host was made to the Civil and Administrative Tribunal over a press release she made on At the moment in 2016. 

On the time she advised a panel, together with David Campbell and Lisa Wilkinson, that Japan has a inhabitants of 174 million individuals and 100,000 Muslims and the nation by no means suffers terrorist assaults.

Her remarks drew a passionate response from the morning program’s co-host Campbell, who interrupted her as she started to speak about journalists being ‘threatened’ and freedom of speech.

Fingers waving, Campbell replied: ‘I would wish to see freedom of faith as properly! In addition to freedom of speech! They each go hand and hand!’

We’re speaking about immigration, David,’ Sonia replied. She then requested if individuals have been allowed to speak in regards to the challenge.

David mentioned the article they have been speaking about – written by conservative columnist Andrew Bolt in Information Corp newspapers – ‘breeds hate’.

‘So you are not allowed to speak about it?’ Sonia replied. ‘You are not allowed to debate it?’

‘I’d enterprise that for those who spoke to the mother and father of these kids killed in Good then they’d be of the identical opinion.’

She argued ‘good Muslim individuals’ have been dying on account of terrorist acts, declaring the primary particular person to die within the Good terror assaults final week was a Muslim girl.

When host Wilkinson requested her instantly whether or not she wished the borders completely closed to Muslim migrants, Sonia mentioned: ‘Sure, sure I’d.’

Wilkinson identified closing the borders to Muslims was the ‘Donald Trump strategy’. ‘Nicely, maybe it’s,’ Sonia mentioned. ‘For the security of our residents right here I believe it is necessary’.

On the time, Sonia passionately argued in opposition to At the moment host David Campbell and known as for Australia to cease Muslim immigration as a result of she desires to ‘really feel secure’

On the time, the previous US president had known as for a ‘full shutdown’ on Muslims getting into the USA ’till our nation’s representatives can work out what is going on on’.

Sonia’s remarks sparked fierce debate on social media, with viewers writing in criticism, reward and mockery.

And he or she responded to the criticism in a combative assertion, writing on the time: ‘Following the atrocities final week in Good the place 10 kids misplaced their lives, as a mom, I consider it is important in a democratic society to have the ability to focus on these points with out robotically being labelled racist’.

One mentioned it was ‘refreshing to listen to somebody voice their trustworthy opinion #involved #notracist’.

One other mentioned: ‘Whether or not you agree with Sonia Kruger or not on border management, recognize she is just looking for Australian security and that took guts!’

Different viewers have been simply shocked by the talk altogether.

‘By no means thought I would see Sonia Kruger and Donald Trump in the identical sentence!’ quipped one.

Many didn’t overlook the furore when she took dwelling the Gold Logie on Sunday night

In 2019, the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal dominated that Sonia’s feedback would probably have inspired ‘hatred in the direction of, or severe contempt for, Australian Muslims by extraordinary members of the Australian inhabitants’.

Nonetheless, The Voice host was later discovered not responsible of racial vilification and the criticism was dismissed because the Muslim group in Australia didn’t have ‘a typical ethno-religious origin’. 

Sonia confronted stiff competitors for the Gold Logie with Julia Morris, Hamish Blake, Leigh Gross sales, Mark Coles Smith, Osher Günsberg and Shaun Micallef all within the operating.

Whereas accepting the award, the veteran TV host, who presents hit exhibits resembling Large Brother, Dancing with the Stars and The Voice Australia, was clearly overwhelmed.

Sonia is a media persona who first got here to fame enjoying the position of Tina Sparkle within the 1992 Australian movie, Strictly Ballroom.

She has labored as a dance instructor, a Seven Community leisure reporter and long-time host of Dancing With The Stars.

In 2007, Seven apologised ‘unreservedly’ after Sonia made derogatory feedback a couple of ‘sweatshop stuffed with immigrants’ engaged on her Melbourne Cup gown.