David Lammy lambasts Comic Relief

lostinspace

Who's Stacey Dooley?

Cliff

David Lammy and many others have an issue with the imagery.
Whether we give to charity or continue with government aid is a separate subject.

Does Comic Relief have to use this tired image of the white woman shedding a tear, holding a black child with a few flies? It has been used by charities for as long as I can remember and reinforces old stereotypes (if you are white).

Comic relief should use a more modern angle. Perhaps showing indigenous people in the country doing good and showing how contributions would help?*


*I also have views on charities, having worked in Somalia- but let's not cloud the issue with that!

psikey

David Lammy is racist against whites (maybe any colour other than black) and a mouthy gobsh*te. Some black people are so embittered about the past they seem to forget that the current generations are just as disgusted in what happed in earlier centuries, mostly as usual by rich powerful men.

I really wish colour wouldn't come into it. She's a celebrity of the moment (unfortunately) that can generate interest and therefore money. I'm sure the BBC has also had black popular celbs doing stuff too over the years.

Lets start ensuring the poor, unfortunates around the world (not just Africa) have bank accounts that we can put money directly into their accounts*. Then we know they get 100% of the donation. Maybe something like that already exists but I don't know about it. Id happily send some money monthly to a family to help them survive & get their kids educated (and only have kids if they can afford it!).

*I realise not everyone has easy access to banks or the internet, so fix that too.

Goooner

Is Lenny Henry still anything to do with Comic Relief? Maybe he could go and hold some babies, flies optional, would that keep
Lammy happy?

psikey

Black/Asian appearance more to Lammy's liking: (ref:Comic Relief: Celebrity Supporters - Look to the Stars)

Alesha Dixon; Ben Harper; Konnie Huq; Laura Mvula; Lenny Henry; Oritsé Williams; David Haye; Emmanuel Jal; Frank Bruno; Wayne Brady;

Oh... and Claudia Winkleman…. she always looks black to me with the amount of make-up she trowels on! Surprised she's not fell foul of the "Black Face" brigade.

As I say, Lammy is just a mouthy rascist. Every time I see him talk it looks like he's on the verge of smacking someone. Surprised cameraman doesn't have to wipe spit off the lens with Lammy's venomous tone.

MrFraggle

We have pumped billions of pounds into Africa yet nothing changes, how can this be? Though in fairness you would be hard pushed to find a poor politician in Africa.

robel

Lammy probably hates Madonna....

krish

is she still buying black babies as accessories?

psikey

Yeh, but lets ask them when they are grown up if they are glad a Multimillionaire tried to give them a nice, safe & wealthy home to grow up in or if they wish they'd been left in the African care system.

EarthRod

Corruption is not treated the same way in Africa, there it is a way of life and accepted as normal.

If you live and work in Africa south of the Sahara it is something that has to be taken on board otherwise nothing gets done. Handouts pave the way to success.

Also the social fabric is quite feudal-like in structure and the higher up the structure you go so the handouts increase in line.

If you or an organisation is inexperienced the word spreads around and it becomes very costly. Young wide-eyed aid organisations are most welcome.

Bear in mind though not all Africans accept corruption as a way of life, sometimes commerce and deals can be undertaken without the usual envelope.