Reginald Barrington wrote:'But there also undertones here about , did she say this purely because of the colour of his skin?'
It was a misjudged attempt at being humorous, because he missed an open goal!
Nothing to do with him being black, why do the left constantly drag race into it?
If you listen to what O'Brien says, you'll find that he doesn't use the words 'racist or racism' once. If you think Elphicke's comment was an attempt at humour, then you're even more gullible than I previously thought.
It was a crass attempt at political point scoring amongst her kindred bigots. Like the infantile Lee Anderson (formerly a Labour councillor) proclaiming he couldn't bring himself to watch the England side because they insisted on taking the knee. Or perhaps like Laughing Boy going for the photo opportunity in an England shirt with 'BOJO' printed on the back when he has never expressed the slightest interest in football previously.
So please don't jump on the deflection wagon, Reggie. She's made a complete arse of herself and got found out. Sometimes even you might have to accept reality. There certainly seem to be a large number of Dovorians who have done so.
