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We don’t seem to care about intent with something like this these days for some reason, we just want to see people get sacked and never hear from them again.
Is comparing black people being monkeys a racist trope? Yes. Did he mean this? Almost definitely not.
The Jon Ronson book “so you’ve been publicly shamed” is a really good book about this very subject.
Ah, the original 606, all those years ago, what a brilliant after game programme. He’s also part of my fairly recent Saturday mornings, Brian Mathew (Sound of the 60s), then turn over for The Danny Baker Show followed by Fighting Talk. Days sadly gone now.
I agree, but you really don't have to look far to find pretty overt racism towards markle and their kid (daily mail comments section predominantly), and someone in the public eye should have been mindful of that before making such a joke.Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
Jon ronson has said on twitter that he doesn't think he should have been sacked, but it was an incredibly stupid thing to do
If you have seen the stock photograph he has captioned. I have.
The humour is about the clothing the royal baby is wearing.
My guess is Danny had been on the Gin.
It is funny but not in the cold light of day.
Snowflakes.
my daughter discussed this today in school in her " personal development and social issues " class, she is doing her GCSE's at the mo and personally i think that 1 hour 15 mins would have been spent slightly more productively than that, but hey ho
29 children in ( aged 15 or 16 ) her class contains 9 or 10 who find everything offensive ( her words ) not a single person thought it was racist, not one, maybe we do have hope for the future and this next generation might not be like the last
as for my point of view, of course he didnt mean it as a racist post, i saw the post and thought he was poking fun at the " privileged " life the baby will have, the bowler hat and upper class attire made me think that
The baby's greatgrandfather has said far worse in his life time,and got away with it.
Jesus what a load of old shite9 or 10 who find everything offensive ( her words )
I know, i thought it would be moreJesus what a load of old shite
Not realising it might be interpreted as a racist comment. Seems quite like a footballer not knowing what a nazi salute is!!!!
I think a lot of the reaction from the BBC was with regard to the interpretation our american cousins might put on the remark and whether it was allowed to go unchallenged. It would be far more offensive there.
He probably doesn't think of her as black. It never occurs to me until the media point it out. She looks about as black as Ryan Giggs who I also never think of as black.
But why was he idiotic? Because some cretinous racists make such an association whereas normal, rational and fair-minded people don't? The situation means that the racists have won in establishing a link that they have forged in their twisted minds into an association now adopted by the mainstream. That is hugely concerning.
Was PG Tips a racist advert? Was my mate's pet monkey a racist toy? The pitchfork society is taking over and with a warped agenda.
He should sue his employers for wrongful dismissal.
I was hoping that Archie would be much darker, similar to Sadio Mané. That would have been way more inclusive and progressive than having a barely-black baby.
It'll be unfair dismissal, but I doubt he'd succeed. 'Behavior outside the workplace ' is a key contract clause for those in the public domain. I've got a lot of sympathy for Baker. I seriously doubt it was intended to be racist. This is probably a poor metaphor, but if a black player found a banana skin thrown at him, that would be a dreadfully offensive and racist action. If a bloke was eating a banana in the crowd and tried to throw the skin into a bin closer to the touchline and it went onto the pitch, the effect would be the same but without the intent.
Anyway, I'm constantly amazed why the world and his daughter - especially those in the media/sports/political fields - find it important to spend their lives updating everyone else with their action and thoughts by the minute. I'm quite happy on here, being kept in check by Morris & Co...
Noted regarding the terminology.
20 years ago this was one of the most popular TV shows.
Wasnt thought of as being racist at the time, but probably wont get shown on the BBC again incase someone thinks it is.
https://youtu.be/LQV2QwaqwAs
My family is mixed race.
Babies go darker after a few weeks.
It is likely he will look like Meghan.
Always knew you were raving😂😂😂
Wonder if he'll have his dads hair colour though?
THIS.
Could be like thisZippy.PNG.jpg
The photo of Liz & Phil with Harry Hewitt (not Coronation St’s one) & Megs & her Ma eh! Old Phil must have been thinking ‘ What the f*ck is the maid here for?’. If Danny Baker is racist, Phil the Greek is off the scale.
So someone has to be mindful of other people's warped associations? I don't agree at all.
Because Danny Baker is a household name in the USA right?
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