"Nick Griffin, MEP for the British National Party, said on Twitter that he was "wondering whether to make David Starkey an honorary Gold Member for his Newsnight appearance"."
^ Several Tory writers have tried to defend Starkey, saying he wasn't being racist. Yeah, er, why has Nick Griffin said he should be made a Gold Member of the BNP then?
Starkey was not racist; rather he was, surprisingly, ineloquent. his points, if you bother to listen to them, are neither racist or inflammatory. There is a lot of truth in the underlying massage he sends: Bleakness, lack of identity, dangerous precedents. Get a grip and stop following the mob towards a witch hunt.
Wild! That headline says it all :)
ReplyDeleteOwen Jones said it was a career-ending performance. Let's hope it's a life-ending one too.
ReplyDeleteI'm troubled by the headline. If you'd said "Drop dead you racist cunt" the point would be made.
ReplyDeleteFair point.
ReplyDeleteI mentined his sexuality as I was appalled that a gay man could come out with such bigoted crap...
"Nick Griffin, MEP for the British National Party, said on Twitter that he was "wondering whether to make David Starkey an honorary Gold Member for his Newsnight appearance"."
ReplyDeleteOops!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/starkey-raving-bonkers-historian-accused-of-racism-on-riots-2337441.html
^ Several Tory writers have tried to defend Starkey, saying he wasn't being racist.
ReplyDeleteYeah, er, why has Nick Griffin said he should be made a Gold Member of the BNP then?
This is a good rebuttal of Toby Young's defence (not that it needs much of one).
Starkey was not racist; rather he was, surprisingly, ineloquent. his points, if you bother to listen to them, are neither racist or inflammatory. There is a lot of truth in the underlying massage he sends: Bleakness, lack of identity, dangerous precedents. Get a grip and stop following the mob towards a witch hunt.
ReplyDeleteHe seems to be very popular with racists though...
ReplyDeletehttp://uk.news.yahoo.com/starkey-defends-riot-race-remarks-211210977.html
Interesting.
Wait til they find out he loves cock.