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| The boy is saying, "Don't tell David Lammy!" |
There's been an almighty spat this week between David Lammy MP and Strictly winner Stacey Dooley.
The spat followed the (attention-seeking) Labour MP's critical comments about the (virtue-signalling) BBC star.
The latter had posted images of herself doing her bit for the BBC's Comic Relief, including an image of herself holding a sad-looking Ugandan child whilst smiling radiantly - an image she captioned “Obsessed!”.
"The world doesn't need any more white saviours", tweeted the Mastermind-losing Mr Lammy.
He also talked about how black people worry about the "poverty porn" side of Comic Relief, especially in regards to modern, up-and-coming Africa.
My social media feeds have been full of people taking sides, some finding themselves unexpectedly agreeing with people they don't normally agree with.
I can see the fine points made by Janice Turner in today's Times in defence of Comic Relief and against the race-separating strictures of Mr Lammy. Janice concedes that Miss Dooley's picture was "crass and self-serving" but she defends Comic Relief in terms of the good it's done and the money it's raised against the "purely destructive" attack from the Labour loudmouth, who she characterises as someone who has "switched from being a nuanced, thoughtful progressive politician to a self-contradicting hot-head".
Still the "poverty porn" charge and the undervaluing of a rising Africa are points that have some truth to them.
And (h/t Fraser Nelson of The Spectator) this piece of Norwegian satire still remains spot-on (and funny):
Still the "poverty porn" charge and the undervaluing of a rising Africa are points that have some truth to them.
And (h/t Fraser Nelson of The Spectator) this piece of Norwegian satire still remains spot-on (and funny):
P.S. Has Sir Lenny commented yet?
