Thursday, September 26, 2019

Naga Munchetty: Trump's Hatred Spreads Across The World!

British journalist remarks about Trump got her in trouble. 
The BBC had reprimand a commentator for criticizing Donald J. Trump's remarks about The Squad.

She said that remarks made by Trump aren't political opinions. She said they are racist and those who support the rhetoric are enablers of racism.

When Trump went after Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rashida (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) it brought a great deal of controversy. The remarks "go back" had touched a nerve with people of color.

Naga Munchetty was not pleased with the remarks. As a woman of color, she was offended as well.

"Every time I have been told as a woman of color to go home, to go back where I came from, that was embedded in racism,. Now I'm not accusing anyone of anything here but you know what certain phrases mean," she said.

Asked by a co-presenter how she felt about the comments, Munchetty said it made her furious.

"Furious. Absolutely furious. And I can imagine that lots of people in this country will be feeling absolutely furious that a man in that position feels its OK to skirt the line using language like that."

Now the BBC decided to drop a hammer on her for expressing her opinion.

They said that she went "beyond what the guidelines allowed for."

She wasn't punished for the remarks as of yet. But there was an outpouring of support from Brits and Americans who felt the decision to punish her was unfair.

BBC correspondent Sangita Myska went to social media to defend her

"Right now, there is a lot of bewilderment among BAME staff."

BAME is acronym for Black, Asian, Minority ethnic.

A BBC spokesman quoted by BBC News said: "While Ms. Munchetty was entitled to give a personal response to the phrase 'go back o you own country' as it was rooted in her own experience, overall her comments went beyond what the guidelines allowed for."

Munchetty is a presenter on BBC One's BBC World News, BBC Breakfast and Victoria Debryshire.

On her spare time, she is an avid golfer. She has a handicap of nine. She also plays jazz trumpet and classical piano. She also makes cocktails. She learned the trait of mixology while working at bars and pubs.

She is married to James Haggar.



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