Diane Abbott gets call from Ed Miliband for an apology (05Jan12)

[blears999]

people dont like abbot because she has a chip on her shoulder  and makes excuses for rioters and criminals it has nothing to do with her colour there are many good black people around they just dont speak out because if they do they will classed as a coconut like obama and lewis hamilton who get so much abuse from the black community

[RoofLight00]

some feel really let down and saddened by her behaviour. A sad day for British politics. She should have thought about things properly before typing. And she is very lucky to have kept her job.

[leotardgirlbunny]

THIS FAT NEGRESS SUCKS GORDON BROWN'S DICK

[rooduck]

she,s a waste of oxygen and should be sacked, pig

[nooganator]

wtf is this shit

[nooganator]

oh my fkin god,

[imsojoke]

God didnt put me in this white country, black people would not have to have gone through what history they have had, if whites didnt invade other countries. Their would be many native americas, if whites didnt kills them.

I'm in no way racist against white people, I can tolerate white people, however I cannot tolerate the whites that feel that we should go back to our country, after they took everything good from it! Thieves!

[andrew1984uk]

@imsojoke

The white people you're complaining about died hundreds of years ago, you can't blame the living ones for the mistakes of the dead :)

[Scarlet1604]

@imsojoke Blacks sold Blacks to the Whites but I guess you don't want to think about this so you can blame Whites.

[theHatchett1]

@imsojoke So if everything good has gone, why can oxfam go there and in 9 months have built schools, hospitals, grow crops, pipe water in? You do know thatwe abolished slavery right? Ever heard of the Islamic slave trade? Black tribal slave trade which still happens today? Grow up!

[nansir]

'Labour leader Ed Miliband will tell his party that it needs to accept there will be less money to spend if it wins the next election.' BBC News 2012.

What people don't get is that there will NEVER be enough money to spend to meet the needs of ALL the people. You see the Monetary system is reliant upon Scarcity. An item that is Abundant has no monetary value. Owing to advances in Automation and Technology we are now able to create Abundance. Re-visit your roots Mr Miliband. Re-read Karl Marx.

[trance481415]

ABBOTT OUT!! SHE'S A BIGOTED HYPOCRITE NEVER MIND A DRESSING DOWN SACK HER AS YOU WOULD ANYONE ELSE FOR RACISM 

[korpiz]

I was very hurt by this remark...its just plain wrong in so many ways. I dont even care if she was talking about the former British Empire, I am a white person, non-British and I have nothing to do with any present or historic "divide and rule" just because I happen to be born white.

[randel14]

@123pepj You have to look at it this way, white people have had a history of dividing and ruling. However the way she praised the comment wasn't correct, and it was disrespectful considering it is something derogatory she stated . However she can use history to back up her statement. When whites make comments about black people, these are largely based on mere experiences with black people, most whites have no clue what goes on in 'black communities', Therefore they are in no position to comment

[BalloonBoy69]

Please google.. " Emma West Diane Abbott Petition " ... sign the petition and share with as many people as possible. Many Thanks.

[shangrigreige]

She's a sociopath, plain and simple. This self righteousness.amener type never apologises.

Stereotyping cuts both ways, so, hallelujah, and praise da lord... eh diane?

[BalloonBoy69]

@shangrigreige Please google.. " Emma West Diane Abbott Petition " ... sign the petition and share with as many people as possible. Many Thanks.

[gigicats6]

She said people took it maliciosly, it was malicious!

[SuperJamesfletcher]

She should no better

[TheZigzagSmoke]

Im white and im offended !

[MrMdjmeredith]

If this was merely a slip of the tongue moment and talking past colonialism she would have said 'whites LOVED to rule and divide' instead she says 'whites LOVE to rule and divide' this is not past tense so therefore she intended it at the white people of today. This is a racist incident as she has made a generalization of all white people based upon the color of someones skin. This needs dealing with and she needs to resign.

[ElectricSexPants]

@infidel1978 - You're incredibly politically correct. 'Multiculturalism' is a word invented by Marxists to promote Civic Nationalism over Ethnic Nationalism. MULTIRACIALISM is the problem.

[ElectricSexPants]

@Rightist2 - So Muslim billionaires paid Diane Abbot to be racist, the London rioters to riot, football players to hurl racist abuse, and the Stephen Lawrence trial to imprison two men for 'joint enterprise'? Blimey, they're more organised than I thought. :P

[TheConnorian]

love the guy in the background. :D

[spiceislerep]

we all not 1 human race thats utter rubbish we r seperated by colour and religion more than ever b4 in the uk and its time asians go back 2 where they come from and niggers do the same and am a nigger born in the uk whose fighting 4 seperation and repatriation money from the crown then we can all fuck of 2 where we originaly come from and leave the barbaric pale man alone but i 4 1 will b taking as much pale women wit me as i hav no malice 2wards them only the pale man

[infidel1978]

@spiceislerep With attitudes like that you need to fuck off because that's a looser's attitude.Most races get along it's culture that clashes it's called cultural MARXISM.Multiculturalism doesn't work because is segregates people into different pockets in society within their own culture and this causes a culture clash.Then Nationalist use multiculturalism for their propaganda.Ban Multiculturalism and promote more British culture into society

[supahdupahguy81]

This is the kind of country we live in i'm afraid..

Barely days after a mob of bonafide white racists were convicted of a brutal murder of a black teenager - years too late due to inherent police racism, & black MP makes a lazily generalized, yet historically accurate TWEET & suddenly it's consternation in WhiteLand.

I know it's unusual for you lot to be on the recieving end of pejorative racial languge but is the OTT, frothing-mouth indignant wankfest really appropriate?

[planetrockford]

Attention seeking smug cow and lacking in her convictions, she is a downright liar ("19th century colonialism" bollocks).

[gunninlinguist]

Very revealing faux pas is it not?

[gunninlinguist]

19th century colonianism? She was using present tense...

[Rightist2]

Labour: Muslim riots and bombs.

Conservatives: Black August riots, Dianne Abbot's comment, endless stories of football 'racism' against blacks...............but no news on Muslims????? Conservatives hushing up the media about creeping Shariah law and terrorist plot arrests (like the 6 men arrested recently) and the compliant Tory media focuses solely on all this black nonsense instead. Its obvious Muslim billionaires are funding the Tory party.

[Rightist2]

I donate to and support the EDL. When it comes to election time I vote UKIP. If there was a BNP candidate in my are I would vote for them. I know where I stand with them. The pro-muslim Tories are snakes with a poison worse than Labour. No doubt after this Nadim Zahawi will become the SECOND muslim in their cabinet.

Dianne Abbott has played straight into the hands of the Muslim/Tory alliance.

[Rightist2]

As a Hindu I find the whole thing Comical to observe: The Blacks always stand FOUR SQUARE behind the muslims when the chips are down.......but clearly the muslims dont feel the same way about the blacks. Weyman Bennett take note!

Since the Tories have come to power the muslims are made out to be the good guys and the blacks the bad guys just as in Margaret Thatcher's day. They have ONE ethnic minority in the entire ConDem cabinet.....a MUSLIM woman Sayeeda Warsi. Shows their priorities!!!

[MrDeepcover1]

@Rightist2 well stated !!!!

[TillerTheGingerNinja]

Is she fucking stupid? she's meant to be a bloody proffesional! resign now!!!!!!

[Chessboy]

@TillerTheGingerNinja you spelt professional wrong.

[philhughes0503]

ONE DUMB FUCK POLITICIAN ASKING ANOTHER DUMB FUCK POLITICIAN TO APOLOGISE, EMPTY WORDS MEAN FUCK ALL ,GET RID OF THIS CUNT.

[gerny12345]

Is there a White man, woman or child who is surprised by this?

[spiceislerep]

pale people need 2 accpet wot there ancesors did 2 the black race during slavery so plz shut the fuck up all pale vikings

[AJA7784]

@spiceislerep , thats all you lot go on about!!!! i personally didnt drag your ancestors away from their families to become slaves so why the fuck should i care , the nazi were a horrific nation but the world dosn't go on about the current german citizens are to blame , stop living in the past and make your race proud and stop fucking moaning

[uksteve19782007]

@spiceislerep Slavery? Might want to update your arguements a little. And learn to spell

[WasLosInDaHos]

@spiceislerep WTF Blacks you need to accept that without us they'd still be in Africa and would live in primitive cottages and survive from hunting and eating earth worms

[rooftopjump]

@spiceislerep Oh, it's been accepted for the last 150 years. You can't go on playing the race card for ever and ever. Only if you're like Mr Mugabe and you find it a convenient smokescreen.

[liverjim1988]

@spiceislerep Personally, I find your remarks very racist and offensive. I accept what my ancestors may have done to black people. I find it difficult to comprehend why anyone would treat another human being differently simply due to the colour of their skin. I urge you to try not to judge fellow human beings because they are 'pale vikings'. I'm sure if a similar comment was made about a different race it would be labelled as racist. Please try and remember we are all one race, the human race.

[englishforeverr]

White people "love" to play divide and rule if she was talking about 100s of years ago she would of said "loved" I totaly agree if it had of been a white person there would be outrage for them to be sacked and so they shud be she needs to go.

[schmeeling]

The only mention of colonialism was in the hash tag and it wasn't clear that's what she was talking about, she also used the present tense. Maybe she was talking about the 19th century but she's an idiot for the way she put it. I can't believe she tried to blame people for taking it out of context rather than admitting it was a stupid way of putting it!

[Mrdontmention1]

SHES A LAIR HER TWITTER WASNT ABOUT COLONIALISM FACT, SHE GOT CAUGHT OUT BEING RACIST FACT!! SACK HER.

[adamstach1]

I don't actually think what she said was that bad, all she was saying (in context) is that white people divided and ruled in the 19th century... which we did. We shouldn't hide from the past, Europe has a lot to answer for to the countries we screwed over and while i don't think she should have put it on Twitter because the reaction from some was obvious I don't think it was despicable and she shouldn't resign.

[AlanWattParrot]

@adamstach1 i don't buy that for one second, her sentiment clearly expresses itself in the present tense

[purpleprinc3]

Dianne Abbott should be sacked for this? She should be sacked for wanting to legalise prostitution, no wonder she takes that view no-one would pay for her fat arse, or years of failure under Labour. Her tweet was taken out of context, no shit, anyhow meanwhile in Iran we starting WW3, but don't pay attention to that, what a naughty tweet, oh so naughty!

[kennydee2008]

Ed the horse must have been watching sky news and called her before she made even more racist comments. Time for abbott to be sacked.

[fjrecalde30]

I am not white but I believe white people should start taking offence for this types of comments. By the way the whole equality and political correctness thing is cultural marxism. I hate the idea of seing people in groups. Everyone should be seen individually and appreciated as individuals. Well we live in a socialist country so no surprise here!

[jjcale1111]

@fjrecalde30 Exactly, my friend... enough of collectivism and seeing people as groups.

[MrDeepcover1]

@fjrecalde30 you white pig!!!!

[MrMdjmeredith]

@fjrecalde30 I agree wholeheartedly with you and thank you for standing up and saying what I believe to be a fair and moral stance. Diane Abbott needs to be sacked!

[fjrecalde30]

At last Ed Miliband did something right!

[liverjim1988]

@fjrecalde30 He still won't have the cohonas to sack her though!

[gwellyn2]

Is this the best thing the media can talk about

[solreavir]

DIanne Leave Labour for your own good! Their full of shit as are the conservatives crying out about reverse racism

[MrGangaheaD88]

zionist come in all colours. their political correctness is just a show to wind up the masses. (us)

[MODTRASH]

She should resign!

[spookycheeseballs]

Just what do people like Abbott and her political friends have to do to get thrown off the gravy train. Lets be honest if even Nick Clegg can crawl out of the bunker to give a comment she must now be a very easy target

[MrGangaheaD88]

black people like to be ruled.

[jjcale1111]

Is Diane Abbot a racist?? doubt it

Was what she said unacceptable? yes

Why unacceptable? ... because of political correctness gone mad.... its funny to see people who are more genuinely racist than her pretending to take offence.

Lets not pretend that this is anything more than "reverse political correctness"...

[gshooting]

@jjcale1111 "[this is just] reverse political correctness"

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

[GodIsAWasteMan]

"Well I was actually talking about 19th century European colonialism" No you weren't you fucking nobber, otherwise you would have said 'loved' to play divide and rule and you would not have said "don't play their game" unless you meant that 'our' playing of divide and rule was still a white pass time.

[itsj0eyhere]

@GodIsAWasteMan

exactly the hashtag was 'tacticasoldascolonialism' so clearly it wasent about colonialism she was saying 'white people' are using the same tactics that were used during the colonial era to suppress black people. racist bitch needs to resign

[destinyson23]

If she stays on the front bench, Ed Miliband says that racism is okay, so long as it comes from someone who isn't white!