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BM11
elmarko posted:
Did anyone see this?




Spreading on twitter even more now. Fiona Bruce being accused of being biased in tweets now being tweeted by senior Labour politicians.
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AlexS
Not a surprise from the party that has never elected a leader that isn't a straight white male and seemingly think its acceptable for women to be abused a lot of the time (unless they are one of their own).
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Andrew Founding member
It’s of course nonsense. The same people outraged would be retweeting clips and having a field day of amusement if a panalist from the opposite party had been performed poorly and been given a hard time.
BBI45, BFGArmy and Brekkie gave kudos
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ginnyfan
The whole Diane Abbott victimizing act is beyond tired. Give it up already.....
Steve in Pudsey and tightrope78 gave kudos
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Lester Founding member
I did watch it and thought there was a lot of unnecessary goading at Diane Abbott, audience laughter, sly comments made by the host. Hmm.
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elmarko
FWIW I have no problem with fair comment on her and her policies during the show, but if they were really goading them pre-show then I don’t know how any of you can be ok with that.
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BM11
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/diane-abbott-question-time-fiona-bruce-bbc-abuse-mistreatment-a8736566.html
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/bbc-hit-back-as-diane-abbott-accuses-them-of-legitimising-racial-abuse-after-question-time-a4043586.html
A couple of updates to the saga.
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Steve in Pudsey
I wasn't in the audience but I wouldn't be surprised if the full story goes something like this.

If you're going to hire a warm up comedian for a political show chances yet are that the act will involve a bit of political satire.

If you are a fairly senior politician who is prone to gaffes and turning up to interviews woefully under prepared, you turn yourself into a figure of ridicule and invite the attention of satirists. See also Johnson, B.

We have not heard much about the rest of the warm up, but I imagine others were also on the receiving end.

I have a real problem with people using the race card to deflect legitimate criticism, which I suspect might be happening here. Not least because it dilutes the effectiveness of people highlighting incidents of genuine racism.
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Jarv
https://twitter.com/BBCNewsPR/status/1086691126411702274?s=19

Just spotted this also
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all new Phil
Steve in Pudsey posted:
I wasn't in the audience but I wouldn't be surprised if the full story goes something like this.

If you're going to hire a warm up comedian for a political show chances yet are that the act will involve a bit of political satire.

If you are a fairly senior politician who is prone to gaffes and turning up to interviews woefully under prepared, you turn yourself into a figure of ridicule and invite the attention of satirists. See also Johnson, B.

We have not heard much about the rest of the warm up, but I imagine others were also on the receiving end.

I have a real problem with people using the race card to deflect legitimate criticism, which I suspect might be happening here. Not least because it dilutes the effectiveness of people highlighting incidents of genuine racism.

Completely agree. Dianne is apparently a victim of “racist and sexist abuse” - no, she’s a victim of her own stupidity.
SW2, Custard56 and Steve in Pudsey gave kudos
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deejay
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/diane-abbott-question-time-fiona-bruce-bbc-abuse-mistreatment-a8736566.html
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Lester Founding member
all new Phil posted:
Steve in Pudsey posted:
I wasn't in the audience but I wouldn't be surprised if the full story goes something like this.

If you're going to hire a warm up comedian for a political show chances yet are that the act will involve a bit of political satire.

If you are a fairly senior politician who is prone to gaffes and turning up to interviews woefully under prepared, you turn yourself into a figure of ridicule and invite the attention of satirists. See also Johnson, B.

We have not heard much about the rest of the warm up, but I imagine others were also on the receiving end.

I have a real problem with people using the race card to deflect legitimate criticism, which I suspect might be happening here. Not least because it dilutes the effectiveness of people highlighting incidents of genuine racism.

Completely agree. Dianne is apparently a victim of “racist and sexist abuse” - no, she’s a victim of her own stupidity.


She makes a gaff on the radio about figures and spends the next 2-3 years getting abused and yes some of it is about race.

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