Ken insists he is not racist
 

That's what a racist would say.

I suppose his best mate is black too? :idc:

Why should he have to explain himself ? his mind,his views

If he insists on making those views public....

His business no one else's

:laugh:

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Who is he apologising to? People should change the channel if offended, is it not enough we have Marcus screeching a warning after every ad break :rolleyes:

Of course he was racist especially after being told by Alexander not to use those words

Probably apologising to the millions he offended. Just switch over if your offended? Hahaha!

Except when he takes his business onto national television. Then people have a right to respond to those views.

Exactly, who can judge him? who does he have to answer to ? no one ....... isn't it pathetic Cherie the stupid announcements at every ad break !!

He didn't offend me

maybe he did yo maybe he did not
but 1 thing ima tell yo ass incase yo forgot
theres a hundred million people living in the world today
and when i hear da ^&** ken b saying i wana scream oh lord! And pray
where have we ended up today?!!!

Dats all i gotta say ahhhh yeah signing out.

You are not the centre of the universe honey.

Im closer to the centre than some

The trouble is, Ken's generation were brought up using words that younger generations have since been made aware, could have racist connotations. Do I cringe if I hear my mother talking about coloureds? A bit. Do I think she is racist? 100% no. She is being innocent, and in her mind complimentary when she says that half-castes are very beautiful. It's just the label she learned.

Do I feel outrage that in the 70s there was an actual paint colour called n***** brown? I don't. I would if they brought out that paint colour today. Can you imagine if they tried to screen something like "Love Thy Neighbour?"

All I'm trying to say is that these were the words that were politically correct within that generation, and although they are not acceptable today, I know how difficult it is to adapt to new ways of expression sometimes. I think that racism, or any kind of -ism is really offensive if intended to hurt or demean By this token, and apologies for using the word "token", I think the real crime is ignorance rather than racism.

Because he has been accused of being a racist, so he has to explain why he said the "N" word to convince people that he didn't mean it in a racist way. His explanation is that his only mistake was saying that "N" word, and I guess he thought it wasn't anywhere near as the "N" word that rhymes with Tigger. But he was wrong (so far as the rules of Big Brother is concerned)

I think the first sentence in your post sums up the defence he had in mind all along.. I also think seeing him on loose women, he knew that word was not acceptable anymore. Is he actually racist or simply trying to stir controversy and make a name for himself? I would go with the latter but the fact he was willing to upset so many people for what he though might earn him some kind of notoriety speaks loads about his character.

He HAS to explain ? Who does he have to CONVINCE not me, its none of my business what a chap on Tv thinks ,and cannot thinks who business it would be either

I've heard he's the coloured sheep of the family.

True,as I said the other day i worked in a decorating shop in the late 60s where we sold paint of that colour

He has to convince the many people he DID offend, which may not include yourself, may not include others, but noone can deny it includes a LOT of people.

If this is what he is trying to do, he is a complete a**e. I've not seen Loose Women, but if he is deliberately being a twat when he knows better, he deserves all he gets.

He has every right to tell them to sod off and look at their own sorry lives