Calls For Danny Baker To Be Sacked.

[anotheoldgit]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7009283/BBC-Radio-5-Live-host-Danny-Baker-tweets-racist-Royal-Baby-monkey-image.html

/// Never occurred to me because, well, mind not diseased. ///

/// 'Soon as those good enough to point out it's possible connotations got in touch, down it came. And that's it. ///

Why did he need for this obvious racist insult to be pointed out to him?

[spathiphyllum]

"Never occurred to me because, well, mind not diseased."

Then why did he choose that photo? The guys a idiot.

No one that stoopid should be on radio. Yes sack him.

[AyBeCee]

That Tweet is disgusting and I I think it was meant , in some warped way. He should be sacked and I agree with all the comments in the Daily Mail as to his motivations. He is a horrible man.

[andy-hughes]

I don't believe Danny Baker is either a racist, or malicious, or stupid.

However, on this occasion, his behaviour was stupid, and I am surprised at him, not just because of the questionable aspect of likening a baby from a mixed-race mother with a chimp, but because, even if both parents were white, it's a tasteless 'joke' anyway.

I think it was a stupid mistake, but people make mistakes, that's why they put rubbers on the end of pencils, so let's not get hysterical, I don't believe it is a sacking offence, in spite of what the twitface brigade say - they'll be outraged by something else tomorrow.

[spathiphyllum]

Well not only is he stupid enough to post the tweet, he's stupid enough not to realise the implications he's put onto twitter. So yeah they put rubbers on the end of pencils, for people who are smart enough to know that rubbers rub out graphite.

[Old_Geezer]

Silly thing to do.
More in need of a good talking to than losing his job.

[andy-hughes]

I think a standard reaction, when someone is embarrassed to find that what they thought was humorous has caused offence, is to try and make light of it.

I do not believe that was appropriate in this case - Mr Baker should have apologised sincerely and not tried to make a further joke out of the reaction - a second piece of poor judgement to go with the first.

[naomi24]

Lucky Donald Trump or Tommy Robinson didn't do it. No rubbers on ends of pencils would have erased that!

[ichkeria]

Sometimes I think it’s twitter that should be banned.

[spathiphyllum]

"Lucky Donald Trump or Tommy Robinson didn't do it. No rubbers on ends of pencils would have erased that!"

They're proven idiots though. Notorious for their pompous idiocy.

[Zacs-Master]

DB has always been a bit ‘edgy’ but this is in poor taste. As to whether he should be sacked, I think that’s for his employers to decide.

[naomi24]

^There's irony for you...

[naomi24]

^That to spath.

[andy-hughes]

Naomi - // Lucky Donald Trump or Tommy Robinson didn't do it. No rubbers on ends of pencils would have erased that! //

The difference is, Danny Baker is an intelligent humorous person who has misjudged something - the other two have made careers out of misjudging almost everything they do!

[naomi24]

:o)

[ToraToraTora]

what a plonker!

[douglas9401]

Just looked up 'edgy' in the dictionary.

'Not Danny Baker' was all it said.

[AyBeCee]

// Danny Baker is an intelligent humorous person who has misjudged something //

Many would question that statement. I've only ever seen him on scripted quiz shows & like Danny Dyer he hangs on his 'geezer' East End roots. Not a funny man in my opinion and if he's that intelligent he should have realised the connotations of posting that picture. One can only imagine the backlash had Farage or Robinson posted it.......

[ichkeria]

But he’s facing calls to be sacked isn’t he?
So there is a backlash.
“Witty Danny Baker nails it with royal baby monkey tweet”
As I’ve not read :-)

[Zacs-Master]

Ok dooooogie. Maybe an agent provocateur? Give us yr email add and I’ll run all my adjectives past you before I post. (Rolling eyes emoticon).

[douglas9401]

Monkey chants at football match: Utterly disgraceful, outrageous, ought to be a law etc.

Professional Londoner, salt of the earth type gives us a peek behind the mask: Well, it's just intelligent, edgy Danny doing what he does.