OMG Miriam Margolyes Andi Peters

[Temptree]

I've got an annual leave day today and am spending the morning shamelessly on the sofa watching daytime TV with cups of tea and biscuits after an exhausting school summer hols. Kids back at school today. I've given myself permission to vegetate till 3:15pm.
So here I am watching This Morning and have just spent 5 minutes with my jaw wide open and hand over my mouth at what Miriam Margolyes just said to Andi Peters.
Did anyone else see it??
I mean it takes a lot to shock me. I am not easily shocked.
And this woman is currently doing a sell out tour??
Whoah.

There’s nothing likeable about this.

So you thought a 50+ man had "got with" an 85 year old woman who so happens to be a lesbian and now you want to distract the thread with AP is he isn't he ?

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@JuRoo
If you think that was "polite conversation"
Then you probably have fond and insensitive memories of the 60s/70s/80s don't you?
I lived through those years in a multicultural area and let me tell you being seen "as other" even though I was born in the UK was no fun for the casual racism constantly encountered under the surface of most days....

I didn’t know she was gay actually and I was pretty sure I’d read that AP was openly gay. Apologies if I got that wrong. Certainly didn’t want any speculation if he hasn’t said anything himself. It was more a light hearted comment in reference to the thread title with no context other than two names

Pound to a pinch of it's getting minimised because she's a leftie luvvie and Pro Palestine.

I posted one upthread, there’s loads on x and fb too, just put their names together in google you’ll see straightaway

Thanks, I'm not on X or FB, but I'll look upthread.

Not a single thought for other mixed race people and their parents. She seems to believe not having filters is a minor thing.

I've always loved AP. Always chirpy, inoffensive and (sickeningly!) Never seems to age.

@Butterflyvillage
Well, there was a time when she did?
And I suppose being rich and white will always as such "cushion" you and your actions won't it?
But it's your right to defend her if you feel you like you should......

He is excellent at his job. Great demeanour, friendly and interested, understands live tv. He's 56, looks amazing!

The thing is, for Andi P, this will have felt personal. He is a consummate pro so will probably not say much in public. But this comment will have had some impact. He will have recognised it as racism. It wasn’t one comment; it was all small acts of racism. Why did she need to ask anything at all about his race. How dare she decide he is welcome here. That slur was just bizarre. Every small racist act can hit home. I speak from experience.

It’s not just about offending viewers. it is about the impact on the individual and many PoC who would understand and relate to their own experiences. It’s about condemning it in public and creating a better world for future generations. I am not crying about this, but think her behaviour needs calling out. It will help the next generation of PoC too, including mixed race kids like my own.

I couldn’t see it earlier but people have uploaded in the meantime. I’m not on those either but YouTube has the clip.

She went off beam and the producers are saying to Andi Peters to rein her in.

It seems to be her thing, it sounds like she’s earned a lot of £ from it, perhaps it has a shelf life after all.

Bringing up someone’s race out of context is a form of racism.

You are allowed to criticise her but get your facts correct. I am not defending her just correcting you saying she lives in the USA where she obviously picked up her racist habits!

I think it's quite o.k. to ask people if they are mixed race, I myself have one and many women and friends I know do too

What do you have one of?

Sorry. I meant to add, the one I posted is on YouTube, there’s a few on there

Ok, thank you 👍🏼

Watching it AP deals with it very well. The clip was from the Irish accent part to ok we’ll end there.

Chapeau