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Old 05-13-2019, 12:59 AM
 
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What a POS, good he was canned.

Just as pathetic is his excuse.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/09/uk/da...ntl/index.html

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BBC radio broadcaster Danny Baker has been fired after posting a racist tweet about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's new baby.

On Wednesday, the BBC Radio 5 Live presenter tweeted a black and white photo of a man and woman holding hands with a chimpanzee in a suit and a top hat, with the caption, "Royal baby leaves hospital."
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Old 05-13-2019, 01:05 AM
 
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By now, one would think there is enough common sense to not use terms related to "ape" or "monkey" in describing a non-White person.
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Old 05-13-2019, 03:24 AM
 
Location: Great Britain
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Danny Baker's tweet was stupid, although tbf Baker isn't some hardened racist, he actually comes across as a nice bloke.

I think it was just some poorly though out joke.

Still he will probably get another job in radio somewhere else, perhaos Radio Norwich alongside Alan Partridge.
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Old 05-13-2019, 03:47 AM
 
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The primate thing is always a no-no. Just don’t do it. It’s always gonna end badly.
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Old 05-13-2019, 04:10 AM
 
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Racist or just bad taste, he should definitely be fired for his level of stupidity.
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Old 05-13-2019, 04:47 AM
 
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The primate thing is always a no-no. Just don’t do it. It’s always gonna end badly.
Wow, racists in the Europe you think is so perfect compared to America. Must be a bad day for you.
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Old 05-13-2019, 05:38 AM
 
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I can't believe this guy didn't know how offensive this would be. Was there some other reason for doing this, like getting out of a contract or something?
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Old 05-13-2019, 05:40 AM
 
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I can't believe this guy didn't know how offensive this would be. Was there some other reason for doing this, like getting out of a contract or something?
Go to a soccer match over there and watch them throw bananas on the field at black players. I’ve seen it. And they call us racist in America.
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Old 05-13-2019, 05:44 AM
 
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I can't believe this guy didn't know how offensive this would be. Was there some other reason for doing this, like getting out of a contract or something?
He could just be clueless like me... until this story popped up, I didn't know Meghan Markle was half black.
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Old 05-13-2019, 05:44 AM
 
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Go to a soccer match over there and watch them throw bananas on the field at black players. I’ve seen it. And they call us racist in America.
I don't recall anyone throwing bananas on the field at a football (soccer) game, indeed you would be promplty arrested by the police and security and go before the courts, where you would receive a severe sentence and be banned from attending football matches.

Modern grounds have CCTV everywhere, and there is a national police football intelligence unit.

Racism is prevalent in some European countries, and ore especially in Eastern Europe but is not a big issue in British football.
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