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[Albion] Good on you Stacey Dooley
- Thread starter Lenny Rider
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Superphil
Dismember
Why is she suddenly a Strictly Star? For me she’s been a hard hitting documentary making ‘star’ for a lot longer. Then again, I assume that is copied and pasted from a newspaper website, written by people who are generally untenanted from the neck up.
whosthedaddy
striker256
David Lammy may have a point, but as an MP surely he knows how to tread carefully when bringing up subjective content matter.
To aim his irk towards Stacey Dooley, and by doing so Comic Relief too, is a crass attempt to get his point promoted across the media, he knows Dooley is well liked and also highly regarded as an investigative journalist.
To aim his irk towards Stacey Dooley, and by doing so Comic Relief too, is a crass attempt to get his point promoted across the media, he knows Dooley is well liked and also highly regarded as an investigative journalist.
clapham_gull
Legacy Fan
- Aug 20, 2003
- 25,325
To be fair he has been consistently made this point for years. A number of charities have taken it on-board but there is still a lot of work to be done.
In my opinion the instagram pictures, celeb trips etc.. have become utterly cliched and should be ditched. They are already open to parody on the internet, one particularly site has got it frighteningly spot on.
Go back years and someone had the great idea (I think it was Bob) of turning money raising into entertainment to get people to sit up and listen. Unfortunately in many ways the fund raising has become "entertainment" itself.
Positively the charities do get that, have acknowledged it and are trying to change. All Stacey Dooley is guilty of is a bit of naivety in how those pictures can be perceived.
He isn't criticising her for doing this in this instance. There is a much wider picture and the wider picture isn't fixed by er... pics on instagram.
symyjym
Banned
I see his point. It’s on thing gifting or raising money but quite different when you fly there and have the cliched photos taken. It’s a bit “I DONT LIKE TO TALK ABOUT MY CHARITY WORK BUT......”
Baker lite
Banned
David Lammy does seem to be making a lot of extreme statements of late, it’s a real shame as this country has a proud history charitable work.I’m sure the people receiving charitable donations aren’t bothered by the skin colour of the people that give.
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Wellesley
Well-known member
- Jul 24, 2013
- 4,973
Without wishing to hijack the thread, when you watch this, it helps you understand how people that grow up outside of leafy Sussex, in areas such as Luton may have concerns that many on here call out as racist.
https://youtu.be/b2nlIfn8tNA
https://youtu.be/b2nlIfn8tNA
This.
If it wasn't for this sort of gormless cockwomblery Labour would be the perpetual party of government. I am wondering who the dog whistle is meant for, though. Are the black voters in his constituency so middle class and racist that this sort of buffoonery would resonate? I doubt it. And I doubt that the local Turks will be impressed.
Anyway, if he wants white people to leave black people to their own devices, jobs a good 'un. Innit. Sort yourselves out, then. Wouldn't want to patronize you with white flesh, white ideas, white history and remind you of white opression, and that. To be safe, Mr Lammy, perhaps you should move somewhere that has no white people in it, so you don't feel patronized. FFS.
Wardy's twin
Well-known member
- Oct 21, 2014
- 8,444
Another good controversial thread that is very thought provoking, the Stacey Dooley video particularly.
Personally think David Lammy is wrong for comments however good his sentiments might be. There are far bigger issues out there he should focus.
Personally think David Lammy is wrong for comments however good his sentiments might be. There are far bigger issues out there he should focus.
Seasider78
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- Nov 14, 2004
- 5,939
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 35,312
we could use the EU army to control the north African countries?
The_Viper
Well-known member
It's all labels today. It's what works to keep people angry at each other and continue to divide us all up into tinier and tinier groups. White people helping kids in Africa is racist, Ariana Grande is getting a ton of shit for singing at the Pride event in Manchester because she's straight and it should only be LGBTQ people performing, the Brexit thread. If you go back over the last couple of years it's everywhere and super divisive.
1066familyman
Radio User
- Jan 15, 2008
- 15,185
Surprised no mention of Dambisa Moyo's book... Dead Aid: Why aid is not working and how there is another way for Africa... in this debate so far.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 35,312
can you summarise what is the other way?
1066familyman
Radio User
- Jan 15, 2008
- 15,185
Can you not take the time to read and find out for yourself?
Alternatively, that video is short enough and gives a very brief outline.
BUTTERBALL
East Stand Brighton Boyz
Not so much a chip with Lammy, more like a whole bag of spuds! Cannot stand the guy.
darkwolf666
Well-known member
You really can’t win, Lenny Henry was previously accused of being an Uncle Tom now Miss Dooley is a white saviour.
Makes you wonder why celebs do it (other than for the publicity)...!
Makes you wonder why celebs do it (other than for the publicity)...!