Is Sarah Kennedy a racist?
 

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If the ethnic minorities are in uproar she has no chance of keeping her job.

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Agree Willow .. just a fact and sure she was only trying to help !!

Have thought this many times when 'dark skinned' children have rushed across a road and have mentioned it in a jokey way to coloured friends, etc., but was a serious issue to me and to them.

They should be grateful for her concern :mad:

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I remember willow a campaign being run by the government, they even had a little ditty on television "Wear something light at night"

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The issue is that this is not the first time that Sarah Kennedy has made such a remark. She has also made comments such as, black people are good at running because they're used to being chased by lions!!!
The issue with the comment above is that she said she only saw him when he opened his mouth, which is similar to various racist jokes about black people being invisible at night until they smile.

It's about time Kennedy bit the bullet and went. She is is a dinosaur and her views have no place in a forward thinking, media driven society.

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im sure sarah kennedy wouldnt hurt anyone
purposely she does however engage mouth
whilst brain is in nuetural and say what many
people are thinking

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Surely in a job like she has you should think before you speak. Maybe if she had thought about it this could have been avoided!!

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i wish id thought before i said what i thought
is a good maxim but seldom enforced

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Is it just a coincidence that some of the best long distance runners of recent years were Ethiopians or from other African countries?

Although she is not the best presenter in the world, if Sarah Kennedy loses her job it will be a travesty. But why let the truth get in the way of an accusation of making a racist remark.

A dark skinned person dressed in dark clothes is difficult to see on unlit roads and flashing smile will contrast against that darkness.

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I remember being taught in Physics lessons (about fulcrums and levers) that the heel bone in persons of African descent protrudes more than in other races - so that they have more leverage and so can sprint better. Pointing out such racial differences is not being racist.

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No, obviously that is my opinion..........which no one listens to anyway :D
But on a serious note....no one can open their mouth without thinking very long and hard because it is so easy for anything you say to be taken out of context and you are jumped on from a very great height.

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The'd have had something to moan about if she'd knocked the guy down an killed him, It is high time the coloured people stopped being so damn touchy and using any old excuse to shout foul. It's becoming boring listening to them moan about the most trivial slip of the tongue, Black is Black White is White you cannot alter the fact.

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Its a fact but no doubt they will shout racist as they always do! Id just like to see what happened if we had or own music awards for "the best in white music" as they have the MOBO's. Someone mentioned that in another thread and its true.

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I'll second that Ianto. You can't say anything these days without being accused of racism. It's pathetic.:(

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i think its fact, she wasnt being racist at all, its exactly the same as kids wearing hoodies in the dark, you cant see them at all

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how stupid.... this country is going to the dogs... lets all roll over now shall we:

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Let's face it though, it was quite funny .. just think some folks have no sense of humour.

Will at least do some good and draw their attention to this danger. (hoodies and whites too)

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Was it racist? Of course it was, she is a white woman making a joke about a person of a different skin.

Was it deliberately meant to harm anyone? Of course not!

I have worked in places where there have been many people of different ethnic backgrounds and yet no matter what we called each other, (and compared to Sarah Kennedy, (who I can't stand)),

Our remarks to each other should have caused WWIII, but we knew there were boundaries, said with a smile and being ready to be called 'white sh*t', and laugh was as harmful to me as working in a dark tunnel was to the darker coloured workers, we ALL had to smile to be seen!
:conny::hippy::golly:

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She was probably given that line anyway by the Production team .. ok her choice whether to use it or not, but was most likely persuaded.

Terry Wogan's funny asides almost all come from script writers that are shoved in his hand during his show,of which, he will willingly admit.

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I would be very surprised if she kept her job. Didn't Jim Bowen get sacked from Radio Lancs. a few years ago for calling someone a nig-nog? When I was young the term nig-nog was used to describe someone acting a bit daft or stupid, which was the way Jim Bowen meant it. Made no difference though, he went down the road.

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If I was a nig nog I'd be annoyed to be associated with you Willow!:D

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Neither did Jim. Someone phoned in and made what he considered to be a silly remark so he told her not to be a nig-nog.

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He also had a dog called Sambo which didn't help his cause :)

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some of these "uproars" remind me of the crowd in south park cartoons that just shout rabble rabble rabble

no i think she was bang on - i've nearly hit a few ppl myself cause i didnt see them at the last second

and these days so many people have so little respect to crossing the road htey just think that they're immortal

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Ha ha I like that willow. Haven't a clue how you have done it, but it looks great lol.

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That is really good:D

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She can't be held accountable for what she says...it was the drink talking.

Which allegedly would explain some of her other gaffes, which includes this August's one of describing Princess Diana of having worn a 'pink polka blot' dress.

Hic.:D

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...and she also offered to send her 'panties' to the soldiers in Afghanistan.:eek:

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She didn't specify as to their use.;)

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Maybe she is just Game For A Laugh :)

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I was going to say something about perhaps that's where Beadle lost a finger, but think I'd better stop myself.

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I used to listen to Sarah every morning when i was working,,,She always gave me the feel good factor,and set me up for a hard days slog,,I liked her cheery banter,,,,Another person i realy liked was the late great Ray Moore,,,there was no such thing as p.c then,,,,:):)

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I thought he just had a very small hand,,,,i thought it was the irish guy who always had a drink in his hand and said ,,may your god go with you ,,at the end of his programme who had no finger ,,,and its killing me coz i cant for the life of me remember his name...........................no sleep for me now,,grrr

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http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...p/bonkless.gif...............................

oh Willow that is just brilliant...you never cease to amaze me.....

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Dave Allen?


Beadle only has four fingers on one hand.

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Oh thanks RINDY,of course it was Dave Allan ,,I can relax again now/...
:)

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You're welcome.

You'll sleep like a baby now.:D

It drives me mad too, when something's on the tip of your tongue.

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O.K. Super, lovely, great!

Would you like to go for the speed boat or the Caravan?

I really do think that's a Bullseye well done Willow!
:D

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No comment ... :rolleyes:

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OOOH KATEX,,,,,,,:o:o:o

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Theres a difference between racism and pointing out differences in people. This is something people need to think about before saying something is racist. :)