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Reasoned have removed "one damning and distressing clip" of racism from what they had billed as a "bloody fantastic" interview but @darrengrimes_ hopes that he "will be much more alert about catching *this kind of thing* in future"
But why wait for the future to be alert?
But why wait for the future to be alert?
If they are taking ludicrous overtly racist statements out of the nterview, surely @ReasonedUK & @darrengrimes_ should remove this statement that black British people would "die in seconds" if "dumped in Africa"
Is the "damn blacks" comment any worse? https://twitter.com/joshwoolcott/status/1279115179222093829?s=19
Is the "damn blacks" comment any worse? https://twitter.com/joshwoolcott/status/1279115179222093829?s=19
Via @joshwoolcott
Calling Covid an "imaginary disease" seems like bizarre conspiratorial bullshit - but that comment that black British people "would die in seconds if dumped in black Africa" is very obviously racist bullshit in several different ways https://twitter.com/joshwoolcott/status/1279114944131235842?s=19
Calling Covid an "imaginary disease" seems like bizarre conspiratorial bullshit - but that comment that black British people "would die in seconds if dumped in black Africa" is very obviously racist bullshit in several different ways https://twitter.com/joshwoolcott/status/1279114944131235842?s=19
If Darren Grimes/Reasoned can't see how racist that is too, the project of hoping to be *much more alert* to catching *this kind of thing in future* is going to struggle without "learning the ropes" on how to spot the type straight up overt racism that you *so strongly reject*
BBC was wrong to report that Grimes has *said* he want to provide a safe space for racism & homophobia. He has *not* said so. He has talked about space for those accused of racism & homophobia (wrongly, he thinks)
But his site *is* hosting overt racism (because he can't spot it)
But his site *is* hosting overt racism (because he can't spot it)
That quote is "you would die in seconds if you were dumped *back* in black Africa'" makes it even worse.
As this *back* follows the statement that "you are not culturally black Africans", that seems to make it a highly incoherent statement https://twitter.com/Seunspeakss/status/1278628351998033921?s=19
As this *back* follows the statement that "you are not culturally black Africans", that seems to make it a highly incoherent statement https://twitter.com/Seunspeakss/status/1278628351998033921?s=19
Obviously a gross racist dehumanising stereotype of "black Africa" to say western black people would "die in seconds" there.
"if you were dumped back in black Africa" is also a gross and pretty racist comment towards the black British
Will @darrengrimes_ spot this too now?
"if you were dumped back in black Africa" is also a gross and pretty racist comment towards the black British
Will @darrengrimes_ spot this too now?
