Yet it was fine for Straw to say Afro-Caribbean until it was corrected

and I need to check, but Dimbleby appeared to use the term "coloured" without actually quoting Griffin

If you'd like to tell me at any point in the show where Griffin did this. I'd be interested

If a panel are going to take the sanctimonious moral high ground, then they should really actually try and follow through without coming across as just as bad

Posted By: pants on October 23rd 2009 at 00:03:25

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Well that was a bit of a let down, they never really let him say his point (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Oct 22, 23:49:51
- The problem was most of his opening lines were simply laughable! (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Oct 22, 23:54:24
- I think the hole he dug himself was deep enough (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Oct 22, 23:53:10
  - Questions across the programme directly at Griffin were answered by other members of the (General Chat) - pants, Oct 22, 23:55:52
    - I think DD had to ensure they all had a say... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Oct 22, 23:58:41
    - Yes, it wasnt a perfect debate - I dont know how it ever could be though? (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Oct 22, 23:57:09
      - it never is on these programmes (General Chat) - Charles21, Oct 22, 23:58:20
        
        Yep they did. Trouble is everything he said just invited ridicule (General Chat) - Yellalee, Oct 23, 00:00:30
        
        Exactly. (n/m) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Oct 23, 00:02:47
    - quite alot of audience members got utterly owned (General Chat) - Charles21, Oct 22, 23:56:37
      - Surely that should be discarded not owned?! (n/m) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Oct 22, 23:59:38
- how do you stop it though? (General Chat) - Charles21, Oct 22, 23:51:29
  - 40 minutes in (General Chat) - pants, Oct 22, 23:54:22
    - To be fair it only got like that (on the panel at least)... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Oct 23, 00:04:46
  - LOL yeah the wife n I both looked at each other n said "twitter??" (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Oct 22, 23:54:16
- Agreed, it was just a shambles (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Oct 22, 23:51:06
  - yes he was wasn't he (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 22, 23:53:56
    - Yet it was fine for Straw to say Afro-Caribbean until it was corrected (General Chat) - pants, Oct 23, 00:03:25
      - Fair enough that woman (rightly) pulled JS up on that... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Oct 23, 00:09:46
        
        Hands up - i didnt realise either. Cultural ignorance is not racism (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Oct 23, 00:13:17
        
        Just checked The Penguin Spelling Dictionary (2nd edn, '99)... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Oct 23, 01:02:42
        
        getting the colour of someone's jumper wrong seems to be though (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 23, 00:16:27
        
        The past participle of learn is learnt not learned (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Oct 23, 01:07:34
        
        i did do a pause over that one (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 23, 08:06:20
        
        Can you stop misinterpreting things that haven't been implied please? (General Chat) - pants, Oct 23, 00:25:21
        
        See my response above (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Oct 23, 00:21:35
      - what? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 23, 00:08:16
    - If you didn't already vote BNP, I don't see what Griffin offered to make you consider it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 22, 23:56:30
      - haha, agreed (General Chat) - pants, Oct 23, 01:04:19
      - not allowing my kids be taught about poofters (General Chat) - Charles21, Oct 23, 00:00:15

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