Laurence Fox says accusing him of 'white male privilege' is racism as he gets into Question Time row over Duchess of Sussex media coverage

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Laurence Fox says accusing him of 'white male privilege' is racism

Actor Laurence Fox has described criticism of his appearance on Question Time as "water off a duck's back" after he argued with an audience member over the Duchess of Sussex.

 

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The nord knows racism is an intolerance of the views, culture, beliefs atypical to specific races. Sikhs Norwegian’s Oslo Jutland all have archetypal beliefs regarding other cultures but specific ones regarding colored biracials of their gene pool. It’s a very cruel system

It must be terrible for feminists to have to endure the misogyny of the film 1917, a film about white privileged males being slaughtered but fails to mention the suffering of feminists back home who had to suspend their bombing campaign against white privileged males. bindelj

He actually has a point. The nice lady in the audience was judging him by the color of his skin. This is indeed racism. We should stop calling racism what is not racism. Words have a specific meaning, by using wrongly we actually help the wrong causes. 🙁

Mr fox said nothing wrong.. the world and the left wing have gone mad

I feel sorry for you Laurence. Being an engerlander makes it hard to spot racism

He's just become a fully paid up member. Of the white heterosexual male club. We arent aloud an opinion. If we open out mouths, we're rascist, or sexist. Until there's a war, we're then handy for getting shot, limbs blown off Defending those that hate us the rest of the time

Where’s Lawrence? With his racist mates?

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...and he's right.

Iromg Well if you use the colour of someone's skin as a negative way it's race hate .

For white privilege to exist then no person of colour would ever succeed in their choice of work or education. In fact the only thing that does exist and is proven is that hard word, study and good character prevails.

I agree it is racism. Why is it thought that racism is only directed towards black and ethnic minority groups?

He’s right!

It’s about time it has been called out for what it is

Yes and the majority of the country agrees with him We’ve had enough of these virtue signalling woke leftists and their race baiting attacks on anyone who doesnt agree with them. Race baiting is just as unacceptable as racism and it should be called out and exposed for what it is

Correct

Too true!

It is. James is right. Victim.culture pervades everything. Hopefully the pendulum swings back. Ridiculous accusation, no personal responsibility, divisive does not build an integrated culture.

And he’s 💯 right too

Spot on.

NickRees50 LozzaFox is right.

What an amazingly contentious issue… Q: Is it racist. A: Yes. Why? Because it is a phrase loaded with assumptions.

White Ppl: Do a life swap with the average black person you bump into on the street in the UK. Work their job, their hours, receive their wage. If you can live it, then dont swap back. The only thing you wont experience is the racism from their white boss unless you black face☻

Absolutely right. When will the PC brigade not understand their own hypocrisy QuestionTime LawrenceFox

It was a pleasant change to hear someone on question time voice the opinion of the majority. Are you sure that you weren't born in the North Lawrence, you actually have common sense.

Calling someone white male and privileged is worse than calling someone a nigger or making monkey chants at a football match. Either way, its about time that the British stood up for the right of free speech and freedom of expression - so lets not be so easily offended.

It is!!!

He's right.

White privilege nonsense? Give up all acting roles where the lead is 'white male' change your name to lanre funkola, give up your living quarters for more humble settings in East peckham (the bit in SE15 that's not been gentrified yet) & try to make a statement about racism then.

CharleaChaieb He’s right.

No it’s not he’s a moron

What else is it

He is correct

Laurence Fox made QT watchable by being truthful, patriotic and intelligent. The female academic planted in the audience was too ignorant to realise she was racist as she has a problem with WHITE people.

I quite agree Why should we have to take this Is this fair

I am white and not privileged. But if I said a black privileged person I would be condemned. He is absolutely right in his words. If I said a white privileged person I'm not racist because I'm white. The race card is sometimes used out of context

And hes totally correct

It isn’t his fault he is white although he must understand he will have at certain levels greater opportunities and that is clear to see in some companies in this country. I’m addition he can use that privilege to balance the equation. Very simple

About time us whiteys had some protection go to it Foxy 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

Lawrence stood up for himself on question time really well.

Of course it is, the whole white privilege thing is just underhand racism.

I totally agree with Laurence’s comments.

Totally agree

He said that...

Iromg And Mr Fox is absolutely correct in what he says

Love him, he is right.

He’s right

'Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right.' Well said Foxy!!

Of course it is ...people are loosing patience with this one sided view of racism

100% correct.

The argument that Meghan Markle is subjected to racism from privelaged white males, ignores the fact that she is married to a very privileged white male.

She is the racist not Law. Fox. But again it's a coloured woman in the audience . You really put her in her place. I wish politicians were as forthright and truthfull

He's right. Spot on.

Not having to think about your own skin colour is a privilege to quite a few folk

She’s a cheeky mare,your right my son,I’m fed up when the racist card is used for bloody everything that is perceived wrong,

He’s right, most of us think this too, stupidly, she didn’t get it. 😏 LozzaFox is the Bomb, keep up the good work 😊👍🏻

He's right.

I’d like to say the British are a race and so we are in fact infighting. Racism is about the disappointed who want to fight back on a platform they feel is righteous and create change. Bound to get up people’s noses quite frankly, recipe for intolerance imo.

PatWill97926440 Based on this definition, he is 💯% correct. Question is, do the Police have the courage to prosecute those that abused him...thought not. prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.

Fox is right 100%. Markle was criticised for her hypocrisy over climate change, not because she's 'black' - which, of course, she isn't; she's simply 'playing the racist card' for self-serving reasons. She's alienated herself from her family and is now alienating Harry from his.

No, it's socialism. Historically socialist have always created a group to scapegoat. Jews, gipsies, intellectuals, gays, middle class, Kulaks, Batistas, teachers etc have all been victim to their toxic narrative of blame and guilt. Now white males the new untermensch.

And he is right

I agree with him..

As I have already seen this comment by somebody else, which is a very valid point and perhaps that lady also needs to address it, if Mr Fox is classed as a white privileged male, what does that make Harry?

About time this was said more. Sick of the phoney outrage from people pretending to be offended over nonsense

'White male privilege' is indeed an offensively sexist and racist expression.

Iromg The truth, that horrible woman Racist needs firing.

This whole argument circles around a woman married to a white, privileged male.

Which,of course, it is.

That's because it is, racism is for all and to say it is not is indeed racist in itself

I don't see how that can possibly be seen as racist. He is white, a male and fortunate to have parents who worked hard and were successful in their careers allowing him to have a some great opportunities in life.

Good man Laurence Fox!

It is!!!!

You tell em Lawrence, jeepers creepers they are a waste of telly time. Agree with you all the way, L, I didn't take offence because you didn't say women, because next someone would be offended because you should have said, penguin, half horse, or something else...give me strength

We're not coming back from this. One look at the comments on her threads is frightening. Look what her job is...the BBC promote her. Division is actively being promoted.

Well said

Geezer.

And he is right .. it’s great that someone has spoken out & stuck by it!! so how true was rickygervais at the golden globes? “ In an interview with The Spectator, he said “there are a lot of things I say I don’t believe” but that work as a joke” was he just wanting a headline?

There was nothing wrong with his comments to this woman 👇 Also loved his comments re aviation - when asked about the industry's carbon footprint he said: 'It's huge, but we make up for it by preaching to everyone how they should change their life.' 😂

Most people disagree on social media is very misleading...

Iromg Here’s your white privilege

CharleaChaieb And it is 100%

Correct. Racism is not linked to any skin colour or social background. It applies to all humans, regardless.

Everything he said was 100% correct 👍 And as for his so called union criticising him .....bunch of lovie left wing middle class Marxists!

He’s right.

I agree with him

He’s totally dim That expensive education has clearly gone to waste!

He is correct!

You only have to read David Lammy tweets to realise racism goes both ways.

Iromg White privilege? Lost count of the black, Asian, mixed race colleagues I have worked with who were promoted to fill a quota. Given positions way beyond their capabilities some could hardly read or write but they were given the top jobs because they were the right ethnicity.

HE IS CORRECT ☠️🇬🇧☠️

Iromg dictionary’s agree.

Iromg Privileged..? Yes..... White..? Yes.... But to be called White Privileged as a response for questioning a non white person whether something is racist is... Racist. We have become a society of accusation where it's easy (lazy) to label if they don't agree with your views.....

And he was also the only panellist on question time to Bring up the grooming gangs in Northwest England which the BBC have seemed to have brushed under the carpet after mentioning it for about five minutes on the evening news Wednesday

Iromg And he's right!

Iromg The Lefties do racism so well. They are also experts at hypocrisy, being irrationally angry, insults that backfire and being wrong. Lefties in a nutshell.

As the law stands,if a person thinks it's racist then it's racist,it's a ridiculous law which turns on it's head the centuries old premise of guilty til proven innocent,however while it's in place we're all entitled to use it,irrespective of your colour so LozzaFox has the right

He’s spot on this is how stupid this becomes

100% correct. Discrimination or singling out due to race/skin is simply.....racism

This response section is really the 13th level of stupid responds hell. Yikes.

Lawrence is correct, about time somebody said the truth ! Calling me privileged because of the colour of my skin is indeed racist. Racism is not limited to poc..it works both ways

And Laurence fox is right

Owned it dear chap ... well done Lawrence ...spot on

Exactly, POC need to get over their inferiority and victimisation complexes.

Thought Laurence Fox was great on QT. Such a refreshing honesty and ability to call out hypocracy.

It is.

That and sexist. I would encourage a crowd funded legal hate crime case against his accusers. We have the video

Sir you have made yourself many many supporters hats off to you👏👏

Totally agree with him

Absolutely right

Yes, it’s really held him back 🤣

He is right!

Time to fight back against snowflakes and woke culture of always blaming others.

What a load of bollocks. He's spot on

He's right.

Yes I am afraid the so called race card is being overplayed. Many can’t accept criticism or life’s general setback and knocks without saying it’s racist....wearing thin now....

UKhabitation The look on that ladys face when she realized what he'd just said was priceless, she damb well knew he was right.

White privilege and racism are not the same things. That is Fox’s basic mistake. As a white person, of course he can experience racism. But he will never experience systemic, institutional racism because of the colour of his skin. And that affords him an advantage.

I agree

Let me try to help. Racism is to treat someone differently BECAUSE of the colour of their skin. All races have their fair share of to$$ers. If a to$$er is criticised for behaving as such, it is probably because they are a to$$er, rather than the other person being racist.

He's right, and it's getting tiresome.

I totally agree with him, she does this for a living in Universities, its her job to call us racist, plus she worked for the BBC in the past.

He was correct, Spot on Laurence

I just see him as a decent bloke and a good actor LozzaFox

But he said racism doesn’t exist in Britain so how can he be the victim of it?

What else to call it

Well said Laurence. It will soon be a crime to be white in our own bloody country!

Taken to its conclusion and by her own definition, black people cannot question a white person who alleges racism. 🤷‍♂️. It’s absolutely ludicrous and arrogant to believe only black people and minority communities can own the definition of racism.

Fox is misguided. Having privilege does not make you racist, nor is it racist to imply that race-based privilege exists. It does, as does class-based privilege. Does it make me prejudiced to say that folks who are born rich have an inherent advantage in society? It’s just a fact.

All this white privilege bull is going to turn the tolerant people against them as everyone just gets bored of it 🙄🇬🇧

He’s not wrong

By god he was right, too!!....👍👍😂😂

In all the years I've been aggravated watching this left wing propaganda machine I must say Laurence Fox was undoubtedly the best and most honest person I can remember. He didn't bite at SB bollox and remained calm and concise throughout. He definitely won't be invited back. 👏👏

WelshBrexit The expression 'white privilege' effectively devalues every single achievement of every single 'white' human be they from a ghetto, a broken home, an abusive childhood or hardship. It is an insult, no question & anyone that peddles the phrase is guilty of racism & race-baiting.

He was brilliant last night.

So why is the N word used so freely amongst the you know I’m a victim community.

bobmca1 You're damn tooting that it's racist! 😡

It is.

Damn right it is

Black folks beware

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He's right. This is his accuser, Rachel Boyle, who has built her entire career around seeing racism everywhere.

Correct.

Yes, absolutely

It's perfectly fine for that daft woman to bang on about him being a privileged white male, and not be racist, but anything said about anyone who is black is racist! It just beggars belief!

Totally agree

Works both ways you know

He's right. Just the woke left and none-white community only see racism if it's from a white person, (and not anti-Semitic, which is fine if you're on the left).

And I would agree with Lawrence Fox, racism does actually go BOTH ways..!!

He's not wrong

I agree you can’t have a go at anyone for how they were is racist to him &others just because you stand up & state the UK is the least racist Country! MM has divided the Country with her ways &Harry too but stating you don’t like her is not racist.grow up

Be interesting to know how and why it isn’t?

Yup. It seems he is even “supposed” to take accusations without protest You can’t get more bigoted than that.

LAURENCE is correct

He is correct

Well it is. Why even mention his colour and race if its not to vilify him because of his race. White is a race too. The racist card played to shut down a white who disagrees with a black person and your racist, but reverse the situation and that's not racist. 🤔 Doublestandards

That woman on BBCQT was a typical lefty hypocrite.

It's also Sexiest...

Of course he does.

He is bang on

.Twitter see below. This bot army is what Elon was talking about

When in a hole stop....

White people can't possibly understand racism. No one makes assumptions about what their character, about their behaviour or about what they're capable of understanding based purely on their race. Oh, wait...

I don’t know how LozzaFox kept a straight face being lectured to by a baroness who sent her child to an 18k private school 😬

It is!

It is racism

Not if it is true. And it will take more than opinion to overturn the body of legal evidence established in 25 countries.

Nobody should be judged just by their skin colour. It is wrong and we should support all those who are so subjected. Mr Fox is as much entitled to be protected against racism as anyone else.

In the context it was said, yes it was

He’s right!

Yes, it is a form of racism: it can be a two way street. Markle is criticised for her attitude towards our country and Royal family. She was welcomed with open arms ... Beginning to feel that those who fail to make a valid point use the race card. I’ve been called Whitey

Says old Harrovian and RADA alumni 😂

And he's so right we'll done Laurence 👍

He's right, Too many people play the race card, It's become a standby for stopping criticism

He’s right

Hes right

The fact white men cant have an opinion without being invalidated by comments about white male privilge, toxic masculinity, mansplaining etc... is racist and people are getting sick of it.

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He’s right. This is getting so boring now.

He is brilliant 👍

He’s a failed white male using anything he can find to assert himself...

And he is right. Just because he is white is meaningless, it's about the society on whole. And yes, we do give white people a easier time, but only with a certain social criteria.

You can only play the slavery card so long. Well said. Perhaps the endless black is victim gives privilege and pseudo status days are coming to an end.

Of course it is - and I thought criminal under the Race Relations Act

100% correct. Unfortunately the consequences for making such claims are nil. Racism is not a one way street.

Correct

Jeez the comments on here! Is it racist to refer to a black person's ethnicity as black? No. Is it racist to refer to a white person's ethnicity as white? No. Is it racist to make assumptions about people because of their colour? Yes. Is it racist to treat a person diff? Yes.

Correct

He's absolutely right and it gets brushed aside by the selective outrage woke brigade!

I don't really think he can put himself in her shoes. Thankfully political correctness stops explicit racism, but racism can also is expressed through irrational hyperbolic criticism and anger, I've seen more visceral criticism of Obama and Sadiq Khan for example.

This is the trouble with those that shout racism. In their tiny little minds racism only works one way!

Agree 100%. Racism against white males though is never recognised unfortunately. This needs to change as this level of discrimination is not good enough.

It is.

If you follow the doctrine of 'People's lived experience' then it is we white people who get to define anti-white racism (just as Laurence did) & no-one has the right to 'correct' us.

luiz_cerveira He’s right.

Maybe he can elaborate further on how this supposed racism has adversely affected him.

Good for him. He's right.

It is.

TheWorkingMan66 is ok to be white

he was correct.

Laurence: 'It's not racism... we're the most tolerant, lovely country in Europe.' THAT I question. But I absolutely AGREE that Meghan's treatment by the press has NOTHING! to do Meghan was supposed to grasp that entering THE ROYAL FAMILY!! is akin to living in a GLASS HOUSE!

And he would be right

He’s 100% right!

Love this guy❤️

MFamilicide

Yup can't argue with that point

He has a point

He’s racist

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It's only racist if it's not true. Simply seeing a white man doesn't mean he is privilege or someone that doesn't know discrimination. But can he prove he isn't a privileged white male that has had genuine racism?

Most black women that appear on the TV News, current affairs, and politics programs are racists with a chip on their shoulders and that there could be other reasons why you might not like a person of colour.

Would he be allowed to accuse some one of being black privileged female? Doubtful.

He's not far wrong. A large majority of white men are rather poor, just being 'part of a group' that someone claims has 'privilege' is judging people by their sex and colour, so..

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He's gay ish. Am not homophobic

How can he truly understand racism if he hasn't experienced it personally? Or are we now saying racism doesn't exist?

The Sad thing is the failure to recognise that being white, having a privileged education and enough money does give advantages that some never are never able to attain.

Accusing anyone of something based on their race is racism.

Like lots of the UK I'm totally supportive of Laurence Fox and his stand on QT against this woke rubbish. Fed up with seeing people denounced as being guilty of some 'ism' for no other reason than being white and male. Its the new Inquisition . No evidence but your still guilty

Privileged undoubtedly, because of colour ? nah.

Spot on, we are not taking this PC clap trap.

Completely agree with him

He is correct.

It’s exactly that, the ongoing continuous ‘White Shaming’ agenda is the biggest hypocrisy of our times.

It is.

Of course it is

We should look deeper into peoples wishes and aspirations and dreams of achievements in life, not just their current situation. I think ambition is not just for the mainstream of youth. Its your whole life as a picture. Life is not for playing with full time, for anyone

I agree with you Lawrence!!!

Spot on mate

Like this guy!

He was brilliant

Actor who's entire family are either actors or film directors moans about being called privileged: 'it's racism' he whined pathetically

What about accusing him of being a bell end?

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