Chris Moyles, who is the self styled "Saviour" of Radio 1 started a on air race debate whilst interviewing Halle Berry;
Moyles made the remarks in yesterday morning's breakfast show during a strained interview with 'X Men' actress Berry and her co-star Hugh Jackman.
Asked by Jackman whether the tubby DJ could be a double for James Bond, Moyles adopted a thick American accent and said: "I could definitely do that. Put your hands up in the air! I'm a black American guy. A big fat black guy. I don't wanna be shooting yo' ass."
Berry responded frostily: "Are we having a racist moment here?"
The BBC has vociferously denied claims that his remarks were in any way racist, with Moyles responding, "Not at all. I just can't do American accents."Ok maybe he wasnt intending to be racist, but what he said was obviously offensive to his "audience" and he should be more considerate. If he was merely trying to do an american accent why did he say "Im a black american guy. A big fat black guy" by distinguishing the colour it automatically became an impression of an ethnic minority.
On a slightly more serious note, I think that the way people are becoming desensitized to death in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan. Using the wonder that is Google News (I seriously love the thing, me lacking a TV and all...) and going on World News there are 3 stories involving the deaths of people due to various acts of terroism. Unfortunately, as this is a regular occurance in todays society we seem to think about it with the attitude of "Some more people have died in *Insert place here*" I have to admit Ive been guilty of it myself. To avoid this kind of attitude here are the stories:
Authorities in Indian Kashmir say an attack by Islamic militants on a rally in Srinagar has killed at least seven people, including two attackers, and wounded more than 20 other people.
The attackers hurled grenades and fired bullets at a ruling Congress Party rally to honor the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who was assassinated in 1991A suicide car-bomber driving a taxi killed himself and two Afghans on Sunday in what appeared to be have been an attack on international forces in the capital.
No foreign troops were hurt, a spokesman for a NATO peacekeeping force said.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the latest attack in a wave of the worst violence the country has seen in years.
The blast was on a main road in the east of the city, where foreign forces have bases and where they have been attacked several times in the past.
"A suicide bomber, the driver of another vehicle and a passer-by have been killed," an Interior Ministry official said.
Well over 100 people, most of them militants but including many Afghan police, four foreign soldiers and an American civilian, have been killed since Wednesday. Most of the violence has been in the south.TWO French special forces officers were killed in Afghanistan yesterday in renewed clashes with Taliban militants that threaten to further destabilise the war-torn country.
The French officers died during a firefight in the Kandahar region, the French Defence Ministry said. Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie expressed her condolences to the victims' families and reiterated her support for the coalition forces fighting in Afghanistan.Makes you wonder what kind of world we are living in doesnt it.
Ok, so this hasnt been in the news but I picked up on it yesterday. I was in Tescos, as I generally am (I need to spend less time there) and was buying Eggs. You may think this is not really worth mentioning but I will elaborate. Both Spencer and myself were buying eggs, I bought Welsh Free Range Eggs and he bought ones from battery hens, because "They are cheaper and bloody good eggs!"Now Im not going to start going on bout not going to Tesco because it is a global conglomerate or anything but surely we should have some morals.
The Battery Hen spends all her laying life in a cage crammed in with three and up to seven other birds. Her only exit is to the slaughterhouse.
Cages are kept in huge artificially lit sheds. The hen stands on thin sloping wire - her feet and legs crippled. She cannot perch, preen, scratch in the dirt, dust-bathe, spread her wings, or escape to a quiet place to lay an egg - all activities known to be extremely important to the behavioural needs of a hen.Stressed and crowded hens peck at each other. Therefore farmers cut off a third of the chicken's beak with a hot wire guillotine. This causes severe pain at the time and the chicken may die of shock. Also the nerves in the beak stump are still active and the hen suffers pain for months, perhaps years afterwards. Many have great difficulty eating for the rest of their lives.Ok for the sake of the 30p extra I paid for my eggs I am not buying into this, I think its worth it dont you? Sorry for having a little rant there but theres some things its worth paying that little bit extra for, Free Range and Fair Trade.
Finally, whilst scanning the UK news...
Plot thickens over Ben Nevis pianonot one lot of idiots, but 2 decided it would be fun to drag a piano all the way up Ben Nevis....Idiots.
