Carol Thatcher

[EMDEE]

I see that Carol Thatcher appears to have been more or less sacked by the BBC for saying that a tennis player in the Australian Open looks like a golliwog. It seems that the comment was made in a private conversation. Apparently she has refused to apologise. Quite right too!

If she's anything like her mother we'll be hearing a lot more about this.

[LANDROVER ROGER]

I see that Carol Thatcher appears to have been more or less sacked by the BBC for saying that a tennis player in the Australian Open looks like a golliwog. It seems that the comment was made in a private conversation. Apparently she has refused to apologise. Quite right too!

If she's anything like her mother we'll be hearing a lot more about this.

Perhaps she should have said that the player looks like the front of an old jam jar label.That would have been totally P.C.

[numberplease]

Apparently it was Adrian Chiles who was upset by the remark. I don`t blame her for not apologising, the man needs to get a life! A golliwog was/is a lovely toy for a child, not seen very often now, but can still be bought. I like Carol Thatcher, as opposed to her mother. The news said she would still be employed by the BBC, but would no longer be working on The One Show. Shouldn`t think she`ll be over worried by it!

[LANDROVER ROGER]

Apparently it was Adrian Chiles who was upset by the remark. I don`t blame her for not apologising, the man needs to get a life! A golliwog was/is a lovely toy for a child, not seen very often now, but can still be bought. I like Carol Thatcher, as opposed to her mother. The news said she would still be employed by the BBC, but would no longer be working on The One Show. Shouldn`t think she`ll be over worried by it!

Could have been worse.She could have said the player looked like Adrian Chiles.Now that would be offensive!

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[rtodd31]

maybe slightly off the coversation but in school you can't call a black board that anymore its a chalk board and its not baa baa black sheep its baa baa rainbow sheep (something like that) but you get black sheep and you get blackboards but theres alot more even alot of parents are finding hard to agree with, oh the new rules and regulations the joys and i'm not being funny but my kids don't look at a blackboard and think of black people infact does anyone cos even though its been brought to attention by changing it to a chalk board i still don't think anything when saying a blackboard but i guess there must've been something for this to change either that or too much time of peoples hands!!!!!!! why not ask parents what they think instead of changing it. And i own a golliwog and still have it whats wrong with that its in the loft with loads of my other teddys alot of remarks get taken out of context we all came into the world the same way we're all going out the same way and we all bleed the same colour regardless of peoples colour!!!!!

[Martin]

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[ionnsaigh]

Sorry I can't agree, the term wog is derived from golliwog - and both have been used to described black people in a derogatory manner. I wonder how many black people, would share the liberal views expressed by others on here?
For that matter - I wonder how many black - or Asian members - the Kintyre Forum has?

[LANDROVER ROGER]

What liberal views?

[ionnsaigh]

Never did get the full set of these from Robertson's Jam.

:lol:

Could have been worse.She could have said the player looked like Adrian Chiles.Now that would be offensive!

Apparently she has refused to apologise. Quite right too!

If she's anything like her mother we'll be hearing a lot more about this.

[LANDROVER ROGER]

Liberal?
I would respectfully suggest that all comments posted thus far are either humorous or opinions.Not counting mine of course which are normally crass.

[EMDEE]

Apparently she has refused to apologise. Quite right too!

If she's anything like her mother we'll be hearing a lot more about this.

The reason that I think she is quite right is because (as we are led to believe) this comment was made in the course of a private conversation. Presumably the individual who stirred up this storm in a teacup was involved in this conversation and appears not to be mature enough to deal with the offence caused directly with Ms Thatcher, but has to go running to the BBC authorities. There was no need for this to come into the public domain. Maybe the complainant has a separate agenda. Why should Carol Thatcher make a public apology for a private comment merely because it involves something that could be construed as politically incorrect?

[bill]

Sorry I can't agree, the term wog is derived from golliwog - and both have been used to described black people in a derogatory manner. I wonder how many black people, would share the liberal views expressed by others on here?
For that matter - I wonder how many black -or Asian members- the Kintyre Forum has?

lib·er·al
a. Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas; free from bigotry.


b. Favoring proposals for reform, open to new ideas for progress, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded.


Seeing that the meaning of the word liberal includes, free from bigotry; tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded. I sincerely hope that not just"black or Asian members" but all forum members will hold liberal views.

[ionnsaigh]

Sorry bill, only attempting to be polite - I should have written - right wing conservative shite.

[bill]

Sorry bill, only attempting to be polite - I should have written - right wing conservative shite.

It is near impossible to understand you Ionns when you write what you mean,so understand my difficulty when you write what you don't mean.

See you have me confused now