Baron99   801 #1 Posted January 30, 2020 Newsreader Alistair Stewart has stepped down after an inappropriate tweet.  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7947015/Alastair-Stewart-used-angry-ape-quote-previous-Twitter-row.html  Apparently he is now seen as a racist?  I'd say less racist, more pompous prig. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tinfoilhat   11 #2 Posted January 30, 2020 17 minutes ago, Baron99 said: Newsreader Alistair Stewart has stepped down after an inappropriate tweet.  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7947015/Alastair-Stewart-used-angry-ape-quote-previous-Twitter-row.html  Apparently he is now seen as a racist?  I'd say less racist, more pompous prig. There was whole exchange - since deleted - rather than one solitary tweet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Baron99   801 #3 Posted January 30, 2020 34 minutes ago, tinfoilhat said: There was whole exchange - since deleted - rather than one solitary tweet. Wasn't it just on the Shakespeare quote that the guy took offence? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
taxman   12 #4 Posted January 30, 2020 Apparently he used the quote in a previous twitter exchange arguing about ragwort. Seems like a favourite little quote of his. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
willman   10 #5 Posted January 30, 2020 If he used the same "angry ape" quote at me, i'd assume he was referring to my prehistoric ancestry. Its a pity it was taken otherwise by some people (i hasten to add not by the recipient). There was a multitude of tweets though,not just the one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch   215 #6 Posted January 30, 2020 The public are certainly on Stewart's side in this.   https://www.change.org/p/itv-get-alastair-stewart-reinstated-back-on-itv  The guy tried to delete all his old tweets where he was slating white people, but plenty of people took screen grabs before he did.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hobinfoot   25 #7 Posted January 30, 2020 Do me a favour in what way can this quote be considered racist ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mickey finn   12 #8 Posted January 30, 2020 if you aint woke you are broke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
BobOfRoth   0 #9 Posted January 30, 2020 19 minutes ago, hobinfoot said: Do me a favour in what way can this quote be considered racist ? You must really want to see it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
willman   10 #10 Posted January 30, 2020 48 minutes ago, hobinfoot said: Do me a favour in what way can this quote be considered racist ? Probably the same way that footballers and others respond to monkey chants and bananas as being racist. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hobinfoot   25 #11 Posted January 30, 2020 1 hour ago, willman said: Probably the same way that footballers and others respond to monkey chants and bananas as being racist. Making monkey noises and throwing bananas is racist. But how can this quote from a Shakespeare play be counted has racist ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
WokeyMcWokeface   0 #12 Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Ludicrous on many levels. Maybe the words "ape" and "monkey" need to be banned, just in case their general use gets misinterpreted as being a racial slur.  The woke brigade serve only to create division and resentment. The tide is turning. Edited January 30, 2020 by WokeyMcWokeface Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...