On Wednesday, Dr Kandiah, founder of refugee charity The Sanctuary Foundation, referred to a Mail on Sunday article written by Jenrick this weekend.
He quoted a line from the Conservative politican that said: "I certainly don't want my children to share a neighbourhood with men from backward countries who broke into Britain illegally and about whom we know next to nothing."
Dr Kandiah continued: "These words echo a fear many have absorbed – fear of the stranger. The technical name for this is xenophobia. All phobias are, by definition, irrational. Nevertheless, they have a huge impact.
xenophobia "extreme dislike or fear of foreigners, their customs, their religions, etc."
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/xenophobia
Sorry, I'm confused. BBC apologising for accurate reporting? Accurately calling out racism?
Still got a Tory appointed chairman and many board members. I remember when they used to attempt to be impartial.
5 Comments
lanigerous@feddit.uk · 10 pts · 1y
Absolutely pathetic that they apologised. People like Jenrick need to be called out when they come out with disgusting nonsense like this.
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 1y
but he is a xenophobe
echodot@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 1y
Yeah we wouldn't want an accurate description of them to be broadcast it could damage his reputation.
DakRalter@thelemmy.club · 5 pts · 1y
I certainly don't want my children to share a neighbourhood with people from backward political parties who broke Britain, had illegal parties during lock down and about whom I know next to nothing.
(I don't have children but still)
fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 1y
That's good, they should apologise for broadcasting whatever xenophobic thing Robert Jenrick... *record scratch* What the fuck?!?