Baron99 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Newsreader Alistair Stewart has stepped down after an inappropriate tweet. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7947015/Alastair-Stewart-used-angry-ape-quote-previous-Twitter-row.html Apparently he is now seen as a racist? I'd say less racist, more pompous prig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 17 minutes ago, Baron99 said: Newsreader Alistair Stewart has stepped down after an inappropriate tweet. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7947015/Alastair-Stewart-used-angry-ape-quote-previous-Twitter-row.html Apparently he is now seen as a racist? I'd say less racist, more pompous prig. There was whole exchange - since deleted - rather than one solitary tweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron99 Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 34 minutes ago, tinfoilhat said: There was whole exchange - since deleted - rather than one solitary tweet. Wasn't it just on the Shakespeare quote that the guy took offence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Apparently he used the quote in a previous twitter exchange arguing about ragwort. Seems like a favourite little quote of his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 If he used the same "angry ape" quote at me, i'd assume he was referring to my prehistoric ancestry. Its a pity it was taken otherwise by some people (i hasten to add not by the recipient). There was a multitude of tweets though,not just the one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 The public are certainly on Stewart's side in this. https://www.change.org/p/itv-get-alastair-stewart-reinstated-back-on-itv The guy tried to delete all his old tweets where he was slating white people, but plenty of people took screen grabs before he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobinfoot Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Do me a favour in what way can this quote be considered racist ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickey finn Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 if you aint woke you are broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobOfRoth Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 19 minutes ago, hobinfoot said: Do me a favour in what way can this quote be considered racist ? You must really want to see it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 48 minutes ago, hobinfoot said: Do me a favour in what way can this quote be considered racist ? Probably the same way that footballers and others respond to monkey chants and bananas as being racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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