Quote Originally Posted by Tuerto View Post
I'll throw this into the mix. I believe that ADZ is of Asian or Black origin? Would the phrase mean something different to him because of his experiences, culture etc? I'm not condoning it, just trying to make sense of why he used the phrase.
I think he is implying it does - his justification being that Patel has betrayed her roots. However, my argument currently would be that Adz is ignorant to the hurt that the word may cause to the person being called it. He has even used the phrase to describe himself - in which case, maybe the phrase is not as offensive as some here say it is.

However, I can see why people think it hypocritical considering that the phrase is only used on people of colour. I can't think of any other phrase that could be used solely on people of colour without causing offence, or being racist. I wonder what the reaction be if someone else here used the phrase to describe Abbott.