In this interview David Starkey said:

‘Slavery was not genocide, otherwise there wouldn't be so many damn blacks in Africa or in Britain would there?’

This interview was pushed on platforms and gained thousands of views

The saga is so disgusting I feel physically sick
I just want to correct this: it was MILLIONs of views

Starkey was de-platformed because his verbal diarrhoea is abhorrent and he should rightfully be expunged from the body politic
It’s not brazen or bold to platform racists. It’s abhorrent and it’s evil.

This ones not even dressed up in fancy covert phrases - it’s bright red flashing racism.

Why do we subject members of the BAME community to this disgusting nonsense. It’s absolutely fowl.
This was a fundraising effort for a new think tank.

A racist was allowed to run his mouth to millions to raise funds for someone’s business.

It is exploitative and evil - no debate.
You want to cry because we’re calling you a racist?

Save your tears for the people who were enslaved, for the generations that live with the knowledge their family were enslaved, for the people who are still enslaved.

Don’t cry bc people might not donate to your think tank.
And you know what I’m truly sorry for anyone who is BAME who had to be subjected to this foul saga again due to my tweet

Because it’s unfair to high HEAVEN that you’re forced to relive abject racism because some fool decided to platform Starkey.
It was obvious what Starkey was going to say

He’s been spewing his bile for years

He was booked for a reason and he fulfilled the required quota

Sorry that Twitter didn’t react by praising you for ‘freedom of speech’ but called you out for platforming a racist
I have the privilege of going to stew in the bath now filled with rage but not encumbered by the visceral upset these comments would stir if I was BAME.

I’m sorry that this has been allowed to happen.
‘It’s not my fault it’s the BBCs’

This is so bloody transparent I can physically touch the racism

Disgusting
He’s not sorry for platforming a racist

He’s sorry he got caught out

GOODNIGHT
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