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Originally Posted by martyh

excellant



http://news.sky.com/home/politics/article/16142830

I heard that said about Brown after his bigot gaff

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Originally Posted by Russ

I might be willing to accept she may not have meant the words in the manner they came across in but when spoken by a white person, perception is everything.

She claims they were taken out of context and not meant to be generalising, yet the second part of that tweet is clearly her showing a divide.

Her apology says everything i need to know about this incident

In a statement, Ms Abbott said: "I apologise for any offence caused."

"I understand people have interpreted my comments as making generalisations about white people," she said.

"I do not believe in doing that."