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Thank you for your correspondence regarding a feature on the aftermath of the Stephen Lawrence murder trial during the ‘Jeremy Vine’ show on 4 January.
We forwarded your concerns to Phil Jones, Editor of ‘Jeremy Vine’, who asked us to send you the following response:
“I’m sorry to hear that you objected to our interview with contributor Henry Bonsu. He was talking about how living in a post-colonial society can influence people’s attitudes to racism. His views may not be shared by everyone, but it was a considered opinion and one which he has every right to express in a democratic society.
You will also be aware that his point of view was strongly challenged by a caller to the programme – Penelope Simpson. Let me stress that Jeremy was careful to give plenty of time so that Penelope could express her opinion and challenge what Mr Bonsu said in the strongest possible terms which she did directly to him.”
We forwarded your concerns to Phil Jones, Editor of ‘Jeremy Vine’, who asked us to send you the following response:
“I’m sorry to hear that you objected to our interview with contributor Henry Bonsu. He was talking about how living in a post-colonial society can influence people’s attitudes to racism. His views may not be shared by everyone, but it was a considered opinion and one which he has every right to express in a democratic society.
You will also be aware that his point of view was strongly challenged by a caller to the programme – Penelope Simpson. Let me stress that Jeremy was careful to give plenty of time so that Penelope could express her opinion and challenge what Mr Bonsu said in the strongest possible terms which she did directly to him.”
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@EvianBaby
The background is that the Jeremy Vine shown on Radio 2 was discussing the Stephen Lawrence murder convictions and racism in Britain. Bonsu was a guest on the show and was described as a poet and friend of the Lawrence family. He made lots of valid points about racism and discriminati
The background is that the Jeremy Vine shown on Radio 2 was discussing the Stephen Lawrence murder convictions and racism in Britain. Bonsu was a guest on the show and was described as a poet and friend of the Lawrence family. He made lots of valid points about racism and discriminati
03:16 Sat 07th Jan 2012
@sinderella
I agree – he was denouncing racism and then showed himself to hold racist views. I made reference to this on the Diane Abbott thread here...
http://www.theanswerb...uestion1092469-3.html
Quoting myself, “... I was listening to the Jeremy Vine shown on Radio 2 yesterday and during the broadcast, a black guy (who was a friend of the Lawrence family) accused every single white person of harbouring racist views. That was racist too.”
What I found truly galling about Bonsu was that when his comments were challenged by Simpson where she quoted him word for word, he denied ever saying it! He tried to suggest that he'd said something quite different to what had, just minutes before, come out of his own mouth.
So Bonsu turns out to be both a liar and a closet racist. Nice combo.
I agree – he was denouncing racism and then showed himself to hold racist views. I made reference to this on the Diane Abbott thread here...
http://www.theanswerb...uestion1092469-3.html
Quoting myself, “... I was listening to the Jeremy Vine shown on Radio 2 yesterday and during the broadcast, a black guy (who was a friend of the Lawrence family) accused every single white person of harbouring racist views. That was racist too.”
What I found truly galling about Bonsu was that when his comments were challenged by Simpson where she quoted him word for word, he denied ever saying it! He tried to suggest that he'd said something quite different to what had, just minutes before, come out of his own mouth.
So Bonsu turns out to be both a liar and a closet racist. Nice combo.
@EvianBaby
The background is that the Jeremy Vine shown on Radio 2 was discussing the Stephen Lawrence murder convictions and racism in Britain. Bonsu was a guest on the show and was described as a poet and friend of the Lawrence family. He made lots of valid points about racism and discrimination but then dropped a bombshell – he stated that he believed that every single white person was racist to a greater or lesser degree.
His sweeping generalisation that every caucasian person on the planet secretly harbours racist views about (specifically) black people was then countered by Ms Simpson. Needless to say, Bonsu didn't like that and tried to suggest that he hadn't said it.
Unfortunately for him, he had.
The background is that the Jeremy Vine shown on Radio 2 was discussing the Stephen Lawrence murder convictions and racism in Britain. Bonsu was a guest on the show and was described as a poet and friend of the Lawrence family. He made lots of valid points about racism and discrimination but then dropped a bombshell – he stated that he believed that every single white person was racist to a greater or lesser degree.
His sweeping generalisation that every caucasian person on the planet secretly harbours racist views about (specifically) black people was then countered by Ms Simpson. Needless to say, Bonsu didn't like that and tried to suggest that he hadn't said it.
Unfortunately for him, he had.
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