Ot Danny Baker Sacked

[KerrAvon]

Sorry Kerr, it's been a while. I can't keep up with all this PC nonsense. I thought the image was a skit from an old photo? What can we laugh at and what can't we laugh at these days? Who makes the rules?

Ultimately, it's society who makes the rules. I remember when not many people batted an eyelid when bananas were thrown at black players at Millmoor. I'd like to think that most supporters would now recognise that as the disgrace that it was.

You can laugh away at the Baker tweet if it floats your boat, but in time, you may get to the point where you stop trying to defend an image in which a child with black ancestry is portrayed as a chimpanzee.

[sota]

Oh I didn't get that. Well spotted.

[KerrAvon]

Seriously, are you arguing that the Baker tweet was ok? Nothing more than a good old rib tickling joke?

[Silly-miller]

I hate political correctness that being said what he did was inexcusable and for once im on bbcs side. I’m glad they sacked him.

He goes to football and has commentated on the racist monkey chants at games, but Let’s put aside the racist link for a moment he insulted a baby.. come on who the hell calls a baby ugly especially a royal baby?

Even if you think it no one ever says god man your kids ugly. Honestly if you did your nose would be broken

Sorry but I think he was bang out of order

[sota]

No, I'm not arguing. I think it's funny, and if it had been a ginger haired German ferret in a flat cap that would've been funny too. Lighten up.

[sota]

Even if you think it no one ever says god man your kids ugly. Honestly if you did your nose would be broken

Get you.

[flourbasher]

So what do we think Danny Baker thought he was doing?

Is his excuse that he thought he was portraying ANY royal or any royal baby regardless of their heritage as a chimp? In other words he doesn't like Royals and completely missed the racial slur element of what he did

Danny Baker is meant to be an astute, sharp presenter which us probably why he's paid so much so it,s a little hard to believe he missed the correlation.

I agree with some people on her that what acceptable when poking fun is a bit selective at times. As someone has said Gingerism is ok, Northerners ok, middle class ok.
Maybe we are too sensitive at times

[great_fire]

He's a Labour supporter so the BBC will have him back in a year or two.

[animallittle3]

Always liked Danny Baker who I've always found witty and intelligent .

His 606 show in the early 90's was a must listen to programme .

I don't know what was going through his head I really dont .

You aint getting away with that , he wouldn't have got away with it 20 years ago either .

[frogmiller]

Oh I didn't get that. Well spotted.

I saw the little kid in a top hat and that was all until it was pointed out that it was a chimp.