LONDON – The BBC had earlier this week fired radio presenter Danny Baker for a tweet about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s baby.
The post, which has now been deleted, showed an image of a couple holding hands with a chimpanzee, which is dressed in clothes, alongside the caption: “Royal baby leaves hospital”.
Here is the tweet:
It drew criticism for making fun of the Dutchess’ heritage — her mother Doria Ragland is African American. Executives were cited on the BBC News’ website as saying he showed a “serious error of judgement”.
https://twitter.com/prodnose/status/1126419088765595648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.euronews.com%2F2019%2F05%2F09%2Fbbc-radio-presenter-fired-for-comparing-royal-baby-to-a-chimpanzee
Baker labelled the tweet an “enormous mistake, for sure,” adding: “Anyway, here’s to ya Archie, Sorry mate.” “Would have used same stupid pic for any other Royal birth or Boris Johnson kid or even one of my own. It’s a funny image. (Though not of course in that context.)” he wrote.
Let’s go through some of the reactions to Danny Baker’s tweet:
https://twitter.com/catherinebuca/status/1126423201247002624
https://twitter.com/martyvanb/status/1126424183225896962
https://twitter.com/Zalina_MYPEACE/status/1126528202371780609
https://twitter.com/trucilamutasa/status/1126731591273697285
https://twitter.com/dredge5316/status/1126421594006536192
Danny had later apologized for posting the sarcastic picture targetting the British royals. The BBC presenter had stated that “Once again. Sincere apologies for the stupid unthinking gag pic earlier. Was supposed to joke about Royals vs circus animals in posh clothes but interpreted as about monkeys & race, so rightly deleted. Royal watching, not my forte. Also, guessing it was my turn in the barrel.”
The 61-year-old had also labelled the decision to fire him a “masterclass of pompous faux-gravity” and said it was his “turn in the barrel”.
https://twitter.com/prodnose/status/1126230936197259265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.euronews.com%2F2019%2F05%2F09%2Fbbc-radio-presenter-fired-for-comparing-royal-baby-to-a-chimpanzee
Baker presented a weekend show on BBC Radio 5 Live for which he won a Sony Gold award for Speech Radio Personality of the Year three times and a Gold Award for entertainment show of the year.
https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/lifestyle/body-language-expert-discusses-meghan-markles-first-debut-as-a-mother/
Meghan, the wife of Prince Harry, gave birth in the early hours of Monday morning to a baby boy, Archie, the first mixed-race child to be born into a senior position in British royalty in recent history.
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