Diane Abbott is in hot water again. The gaffe-prone Labour MP sent a tweet to a black journalist that read: "White people love playing 'divide & rule' We should not play their game #tacticasoldascolonialism"
This is vintage Abbott. The original tweet from Bim Adewunmi criticised some black leaders for being out of touch with the people they purported to represent. Instead of engaging with that point, Abbott smacked down the freelance journalist, effectively saying that any criticism of black leaders was a betrayal of her ethnic heritage. (To read more, click here.)
Re: Was Diane Abbott
Posted by EriksG on 05-01-2012 16:35:
I think what she said was definitely inappropriate and should have not been said. She should be punished, but I don’t believe she deserves a sack.
This has of course created a perfect opportunity for racists and Dailymail(same thing in my book) to jump on this bandwagon, that believes that "white people" are being discriminated against by the minority “ethnic” groups.
I don't think Diane is racist, but rather she is very stupid!
Re: Was Diane Abbott
Posted by James Heartfield on 05-01-2012 20:41:
No, not really; not unless you think that there is a serious problem of white people being oppressed by black people. Is your position really so insecure that you want to be one of those people jumping up and down at every slight, shouting 'Racist!'
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