Racism in the Royal Family

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Susan Hussey has resigned. Philip was coming out with similar comments in public all his life, yet there was no move to get rid of him. AIBU to think this is more royal hypocrisy?

My comment was deleted which goes to show how white voices are being silenced.

Okay, I think this was a horrible exchange that made Fulani feel uncomfortable and excluded. I totally get that. BUT, sadly, that lady in waiting's line of questioning is also what passes as 'polite chit chat' in this country.

Seriously? Apparently the reason the Queen used to ask 'Have you come far?' is because 'Where are you from?' might be problematic. So, no, it hasn't passed for 'polite chitchat' for a very long time.

All the private education and money can’t buy you decency. However old this stupid woman is she deserves everything she’s getting. Rude, obnoxious, entitled idiot.

I mean, it probably makes sense for Susan Hussey to avoid engaging with people if that's how she's doing it.

I think she was very racist so I'd say she definitely did something wrong.

Jesus!! You actually wrote that didn't you? Unbefuckinglievable

It's an account which has been put on Twitter and sensationalised….to make up a script

Sensationalised how? What script? So witness testimony is useless in all cases, unless you were there? Why would this woman who runs a respected charity be an unreliable person? Why are you reading that into the situation? Why are you questioning her reaction and shock? Why are you defending a white woman you don’t know, have never met, will never meet? Why support one and not the other, when you weren’t there at all? Except others have come forward to corroborate the black woman, but you only trust the white woman.

Jesus effing Christ.

Okay, I think this was a horrible exchange that made Fulani feel uncomfortable and excluded. I totally get that. BUT, sadly, that lady in waiting's line of questioning is also what passes as 'polite chit chat' in this country.

Seriously? Apparently the reason the Queen used to ask 'Have you come far?' is because 'Where are you from?' might be problematic. So, no, it hasn't passed for 'polite chitchat' for a very long time.

Reposted with PP's comment in bold.

There is a new crowd in charge now.

King Charles is sending a clear message that racism will not be tolerated, regardless of the age or long service of the offender.

Surely this is a good thing?

I’m not implying anything. I thought it was fairly clear I thought it a trivial matter - that’s what the phrase ‘storm in a tea cup means’ a big fuss over nothing. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Susan Hussey was tactless and clumsy no question, but it is clear from the alleged verbatim exchange that the other party was being very disingenuous and the fact that she then chose to put the whole alleged exchange on Twitter makes it look very much like she had an agenda. A quick look at previous tweets makes it clear that this person has a very hostile view of the RF which does beg the question why she accepted the invitation in the first place given her hostility to the institution

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@Hills2022 What doesn’t add up? It’s entirely possible to have a charity focused on one issue etc. I find it belittling that you don’t find a person’s human experience of being questioned repeatedly in a form that clearly is othering in a public place in what seems to be a prestigious charity event to be traumatising. Clearly eyewitnesses also felt the same way and they did not invalidate or undermine Ngozi Fulani’s experience.

@Mangolist I see no problem with what I wrote, oh hang on, I must be racist as I don't agree with you.

It’s not an excuse but it’s a reason. A lot of older people are ‘casual’ racists and the questions this lady was asking kind of makes the point. At one point, when Fulani told of her Caribbean heritage, this lady was heard to reply along the lines of ‘I knew we’d get to the bottom of it eventually’. So racist AND entitled.

You wouldn't dress like that without expecting someone to ask where you were from

Weirdly, no one ever asks me if I'm from Texas when I wear denim...

I'm glad she spoke out. I hope more people do. Racism within royal spheres is akin to fish in the ocean; in other words - omnipresent.

It's a bit of a trip wired subject. Don't mention and you're ignorant about the importance of multiculturalism.

I just read the transcript - absolutely appalling, bullying and frankly disgusting racist.

Oh give over with the “but she’s 83” bull shit.

My nieces and nephews are mixed race. My dad is 80, my mum 78, they’ve never been racist. Even my grandparents, who were in their late seventies/early eighties when my sister got with her DP weren’t racist and could be relied upon not to be rude and offensive to him.

I very much doubt this is the first time LH has done this, and I, also, doubt it’s the first time that the RF have known about it either. It’s just the first time they couldn’t brush it under the carpet.

They might if you wore a cowboy hat! (And before anybody gets overexcited, no I am not comparing whatever was worn to the palace with a cowboy hat)

This was a charitable version of a business function - an awareness-raising and networking opportunity.

If you were representing your company at an event for companies in the same industry, and someone asked 'where you were from' would you expect to respond -

a. 'I'm from Bloggs and Co. in Basingstoke'
or
b. 'Well, I was born in Surrey, my mum is from Edinburgh and my dad is from Glasgow, but he emigrated to Scotland from Ireland in 1962. They moved to England in 1971. My maternal grandparents were Welsh and further back, on my paternal granddad's side, we have Norwegian ancestors ....'

OMG! 🙈