Talking of free speech, its now against the law to describe someone as a 'coconut' in public.
The decision was made by Bristol Magistrates' Court after city councillor, Shirley Brown, referred to an Asian Tory councillor as a “coconut” during a council debate in February last year.
Although Ms Brown did not specify what she meant, she said in the council chamber that her “community” would understand the meaning of calling someone a coconut.
In the black community, to call someone a coconut means that they are black or brown on the outside, but white on the inside — in other words, they are traitors to their people and side with whites.
Ms Brown, a proud Liberal Democrat, was given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £620 costs after being convicted of “inciting racial hatred” against Mrs Jethwa.
District Judge Simon Cook said that he was “satisfied there was a risk to public disorder and stimulation of racial hatred” even though there was absolutely no evidence that any racial hatred had erupted or been caused as a result of the comment.
Here is the 'racial hatred' of Shirley Brown describing someone as a 'coconut'.