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British Politician Boris Johnson Under Fire For Not Shaking The Hands Of Black by GistMore3: 7:00am On Nov 11, 2019 |
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been criticised on social media for not shaking the hands of two people of colour at the Conservative Party conference. In the video posted on Friday, Johnson walks down a line of people shaking their hands but bypasses two delegates, both of whom are black. Clips of the incident were posted to Twitter, causing some users to hit out at the PM. One post said Johnson showed his "blatant racism refusing to shake hands with two black men". Another said: "Missing a handshake when doing the rounds is common. Not extending your hand to two black men as you walk past shaking everyone else's hands is a deliberate choice". Some users jumped to Johnson's defence, saying the two men were clapping and the PM only shook the hands of people who had extended their hands out. "This is a shameless, pathetic attempt to portray #BorisJohnson as a racist. He shook the hand of EVERY person who offered him theirs. Period. The two black gentleman elected not to offer their hands (sic)," one user posted. It is not the first time Johnson has been in hot water over his perceived racism, in a 2002 column for the Telegraph he referred to African people as "flag-waving piccaninnies," with "watermelon smiles." He later said the comments were satirical. BY GISTMORE - http://gistmore.com/british-politician-boris-johnson-under-fire-for-not-shaking-the-hands-of-black
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Re: British Politician Boris Johnson Under Fire For Not Shaking The Hands Of Black by GistMore3: 7:00am On Nov 11, 2019 |
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Re: British Politician Boris Johnson Under Fire For Not Shaking The Hands Of Black by helinues: 7:01am On Nov 11, 2019 |
And if he had ignored whites, I bet this wont make headlines. Inferiority complex 1 Like |
Re: British Politician Boris Johnson Under Fire For Not Shaking The Hands Of Black by Gentle034(m): 7:16am On Nov 11, 2019 |
Re: British Politician Boris Johnson Under Fire For Not Shaking The Hands Of Black by wagazala: 7:18am On Nov 11, 2019 |
Looked to me more like the black guys didn't want to shake his hand. We should accuse them of being racist abi na only white fit be racist? 1 Like |
Re: British Politician Boris Johnson Under Fire For Not Shaking The Hands Of Black by DonFreshmoney(m): 7:23am On Nov 11, 2019 |
My only problem is see as he resemble trump. I know trump will be supporting his candidature.. But the blacks didnt bring out their hands, will he force their hands out for them?? 1 Like |
Re: British Politician Boris Johnson Under Fire For Not Shaking The Hands Of Black by FakeManna: 10:30am On Nov 11, 2019 |
[s] helinues:[/s] |
Re: British Politician Boris Johnson Under Fire For Not Shaking The Hands Of Black by PrincessJr(f): 11:28pm On Nov 14, 2019 |
Controversial like his twin brother Trumph |
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