[Pierre]

Originally Posted by Mobes

The odd PC gaffe?

Bringing out the PC excuse is a pathetic argument and one trotted out to excuse the inexcusable. Johnson actually made his picanniny remark in 2002 when he was 38 years old

thanks, 17 years ago then .

A man, not a stupid child or inconsiderate teenager.; not back in the 1950's when there was a complete lack of education about minorities.

He said :-Tony Blair would love touring the continent because he will be greeted by “cheering crowds of flag-waving piccaninnies....the tribal warriors will all break out in watermelon smiles to see the big white chief”.

Indeed, his target was Tony Blair and his grandiosing to the commonwealth, he was not targeting the ethnic population, his choice of words was poor, i doubt they were particularly bothered about that at the time.

In 2012 when he was a mere 49 years old (those 49 year olds and their odd PC gaffes) said :-

'Africans would be better off if ruled by white colonisers.

He said: "Consider Uganda, pearl of Africa, as an example of the British record. The British planted coffee and cotton and tobacco, and they were broadly right. If left to their own devices, the natives would rely on nothing but the instant carbohydrate gratification of the plantain. (basically saying monkeys eating bananas)

I don’t see any reference to monkeys apart from the one you offered?

“The best fate for Africa would be if the old colonial powers, or their citizens, scrambled once again in her direction; on the understanding that this time they will not be asked to feel guilty.”

So yeah the 'odd PC gaffe'.

He is clearly saying that the colonial powers should be investing in Africa, however because they are consistently portrayed as raping and pillaging the sub-Saharan Africa it would be better if those nations welcomed the investment without the baggage.

BTW If you care to, and i doubt you do, just Google the word picaninny and have a look at how this racial trope has been used over the years.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

i’m not ashamed, i haven’t done anything. However it’s clear that you are offended by proxy. Crack on and be offended. BTW do you ask for permission from the minorities on behalf of which you are offended?