Crying racism - the new crying rape?

[Ziggy]

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article6927029.ece

AN ITV newsreader has been accused of imitating Sir Trevor McDonald by a female presenter who is bringing a £5m racism and ageism case against the television company.

Lisa Aziz, the first Asian news presenter to appear on national terrestrial television, claims that Steve Scott “regularly mimicked” the famous Afro-Caribbean newsreader’s accent during rehearsals.

Scott, a former ITN Africa correspondent and a regular presenter of ITV’s lunchtime and weekend news bulletins, is also alleged, in papers prepared for an employment tribunal, to have imitated Pakistani and Irish accents and the accent of Alex Beresford, the black ITV weatherman.

OH NOES!

 

[Duke]

Every day we turn more into the USA.

 

[Will Gill]

Steve is a good friend of my dad who used to be a presenter on ITN, its a total farce

 

[Ricochet J]

Edit.

 

[CrimsonAvenger]

Sad, sad, sad sign of the times

 

[Begbie]

The world is going down the pan, do people not have humour? Madness

 

[Xinn]

lol, so impressionism is now classed as racism :/

 

[Fegruson]

John Colshaw better watch his back, he works for the BBC too

 

[strudey]

Woman sounds like a bit of a bell. But:

Although the investigation has cleared Scott of racism, the presenter has decided to stop doing his impersonations.

Sanity prevailed! What's the issue here? People have always tried it on.

 

[kwerk]

It's more like calling someone a blasphemer than a rapist. Political correctness is the new religion of the UK. You say something out of line and you get sued, sent of for religious indoctrination (diversity training) or even burned at the stake as a heretic (slung in jail).

 

[deuse]

"she was suspended over alleged expenses irregularities in June."

So she is trying to get money another way. What a very stupid women.

 

[sbi5ar]

John Colshaw better watch his back, he works for the BBC too

Exactly what i was thinking....

You impersonate some one, so that makes you racist ??

Where is this country going

 

[I get around]

Every day we turn more into the USA.

Should've never let mcdonalds come over here.

If we could just have rock and roll and maybe a few muscle cars that'd be good.

 

[danza]

She needs batting upside the head with a gollywog TBH.

 

[chameleon]

It's the same with everything. A White guy snake someone outside a pub it's assult. If he snake someone of a different ethnic then it instantly becomes a hate crime and he will be punished far worse, regardless of whether coluor had anything to do with it or not.
I hate Iphone predictive text!

 

[gambitt]

....by a female presenter....

All becomes clear.

 

[Biohazard]

Ever tried to racially abuse a rapist, or rape a racist?

 

[Dunks]

It's the same with everything. A White guy snake someone outside a pub it's assult. If he snake someone of a different ethnic then it instantly becomes a hate crime and he will be punished far worse, regardless of whether coluor had anything to do with it or not.

Snake?

 

[danza]

Snake?

Street talk brah, street talk.

 

["andy"]

It's the same with everything. A White guy snake someone outside a pub it's assult. If he snake someone of a different ethnic then it instantly becomes a hate crime and he will be punished far worse, regardless of whether coluor had anything to do with it or not.

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