[Liam-]

Aye, it’s entirely possible that he doesn’t know the name of the newly elected most powerful woman in the world, definitely

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Aye, it’s entirely possible that he doesn’t know the name of the newly elected most powerful woman in the world, definitely

i bet if you went to any high street in the UK and asked 100 people about 5 would know

maybe less

[Rustic bauble]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

i bet if you went to any high street in the UK and asked 100 people about 5 would know

maybe less

Maybe more than 5...maybe 55. Not everyone is interested in American politics.

However...he should have just referred to her as the Vice President Elect if he didnt know her name.
Im not making excuses but its an generation that were ignorant to racial terms. My dads 90 and he uses a word when he is pointing someone out to me at football...he isnt racist and I have told him its not a phrase he should be using in this day and age but he forgets. Sadly its just the era they grew up in.
However...this guy in his position should be called up for it and he should really know better. Unacceptable.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

Maybe more than 5...maybe 55. Not everyone is interested in American politics.



However...he should have just referred to her as the Vice President Elect if he didnt know her name.

Im not making excuses but its an generation that were ignorant to racial terms. My dads 90 and he uses a word when he is pointing someone out to me at football...he isnt racist and I have told him its not a phrase he should be using in this day and age but he forgets. Sadly its just the era they grew up in.

However...this guy in his position should be called up for it and he should really know better. Unacceptable.

He knows though Rustic, he did the very same thing to our (ex)Taoiseach 2 years ago who has an Indian parent and he got plenty of backlash then as well

[Rustic bauble]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

He knows though Rustic, he did the very same thing to our (ex)Taoiseach 2 years ago who has an Indian parent and he got plenty of backlash then as well

In which case he SHOULD know better...

[Ammi]

...it’s one of those things when you don’t really know which is the worse thing...his racist remarks themselves, which this obviously wasn’t an isolated one...or that he got to be in his 80s and not able to identify racist remarks when he says them...

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Aye, it’s entirely possible that he doesn’t know the name of the newly elected most powerful woman in the world, definitely

Doesn't know her name but knows her heritage

[SherzyK]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Doesn't know her name but knows her heritage

Exactly

[Ammi]

Kamala Harris: NI peer Lord Kilclooney told to apologise for 'offensive' tweet...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-54874541

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ammi

Kamala Harris: NI peer Lord Kilclooney told to apologise for 'offensive' tweet...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-54874541

The Stubborn Old Peer
will not

[Ammi]

The British peer who referred to US vice president-elect Kamala Harris as “the Indian” has been condemned by Joe Biden’s former special adviser.

Jon Wolfsthal, a former special adviser to the president-elect, said Lord Kilclooney “should be ashamed” of his racially-charged remark – reminding the life peer that Ms Harris “is American”.

It comes as the Speaker of the House of Lords, Norman Fowler, demanded the peer apologise for tweeting: “What happens if Biden moves on and the Indian becomes President.”

The Speaker said: “Lord Kilclooney should retract and apologise. This is an offensive way to refer to anyone, let alone a woman who has just made history. The comment is entirely unacceptable and has no place in British politics.”


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b1720226.html

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Ammi

The British peer who referred to US vice president-elect Kamala Harris as “the Indian” has been condemned by Joe Biden’s former special adviser.

Jon Wolfsthal, a former special adviser to the president-elect, said Lord Kilclooney “should be ashamed” of his racially-charged remark – reminding the life peer that Ms Harris “is American”.

It comes as the Speaker of the House of Lords, Norman Fowler, demanded the peer apologise for tweeting: “What happens if Biden moves on and the Indian becomes President.”

The Speaker said: “Lord Kilclooney should retract and apologise. This is an offensive way to refer to anyone, let alone a woman who has just made history. The comment is entirely unacceptable and has no place in British politics.”


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b1720226.html

Yes, good point here, it's almost like he was attempting to "take her down a peg or two"

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yes, good point here, it's almost like he was attempting to "take her down a peg or two"

...just off topic a bit but I love that Jill Biden will continue her full time job and that Joe is fully supportive of that...it’s lovely to see that respect for female independence and ‘female firsts’...

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...just off topic a bit but I love that Jill Biden will continue her full time job and that Joe is fully supportive of that...it’s lovely to see that respect for female independence and ‘female firsts’...

Yeah I heard that about her, that's pretty cool

[bots]

I want to know why he is getting any attention, that was obviously his aim and he succeeded