BBC: Politically Incorrect Or True?
Here’s where I’ll piss off the usual oversensitive types….
BBC apologises after ‘black people in dark’ comment
Oct 31
The BBC apologised Wednesday after a top national radio presenter triggered protests by saying she could not see black people in the dark. Radio 2 DJ Sarah Kennedy made the comment when, during a discussion about winter road conditions on her morning show, she explained how she had almost run over a pedestrian.
“You know what happened to me yesterday? It was this black guy. It’s lucky he opened his mouth to yawn or do something and I saw him. He was wearing a black hat, black clothes and he was just invisible,” she said.
Listeners used BBC message boards to voice anger at the remark. “This is just one in a long line of irresponsible remarks from Sarah Kennedy, but the BBC don’t have a problem with her,” one said.
Now, my parents told not to wear dark clothing at night (or early morning) for precisely this reason. Is it insensitive or racist to state a fact, or is it insensitive or racist to state it if you’re white?
If ‘ol Sarah hit the man with her car, would she be brought up on a hate crime? No. Because he was wearing black clothing (and was black) and it was dark out, it would be perfectly understandable that he wasn’t seen.
Let’s save the racism chants for when it really happens, okay?
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