Loose Women #3

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I am not a fan of Charlene, too Head Girl for me. When she started to speak about black and Asian people in relation to Ukraine I did a massive eye roll. But when she explained that black people could not get through borders in Eastern Europe, they are holding up no blacks signs, that is something that needs highlighting. I didn’t know this was happening, I know that Eastern European have long problems with racism against black people, but surely humanity would absolutely prevail in a war situation. Wartime is a confusing time, but denying people sanctuary at a border because of their skin colour is absolutely abhorrent at any time, but during this conflict even more so because going through Eastern European countries is the only way out and and this does need highlighting.
 
You can see the more articulate ones like Janet and Jane Moore biting their lips when Charlene starts her lecturing. She has changed the dynamic on the panel, but in an uncomfortable way.

Sunetra was on a programme with Sandi Tosvig this week. It is a programme where they visit amazing houses in different areas. Sunetra was this week’s guest. Sandi said she hadn’t met Sunetra before the programme but she was her new friend, a complete joy and you couldn’t stop smiling when you were around her. More Sunetra on the panel please.
 
Charlene went into aggressive mode today. She had a valid point but the way she patronised janet (for not being black and therefore stupid) was unfortunate.

If anyone else behaved like this they would be cautioned yet she does it regularly. Her issue is that she thinks as a black woman her opinion is more valid than that of a white woman. Yes - it is a valid point of view but you cannot discount Janet pov because she is white “, otherwise why discuss it?

Her tone was lecturing, emotional and one sided. She shouldn’t anchor on race issues as she cannot take in other views.

Colleen looked uncomfortable and out of depth.
 
House of Tea said:
I am not a fan of Charlene, too Head Girl for me. When she started to speak about black and Asian people in relation to Ukraine I did a massive eye roll. But when she explained that black people could not get through borders in Eastern Europe, they are holding up no blacks signs, that is something that needs highlighting. I didn’t know this was happening, I know that Eastern European have long problems with racism against black people, but surely humanity would absolutely prevail in a war situation. Wartime is a confusing time, but denying people sanctuary at a border because of their skin colour is absolutely abhorrent at any time, but during this conflict even more so because going through Eastern European countries is the only way out and and this does need highlighting.
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I think it must be difficult to maintain calm in that situation though, I know I would if this was so personal. Janet's reply to her was ridiculous imo. Most people don't know about the racism that is present in some East European countries and the documentary she mentioned was random, as if everyone watches things like that
 
The thing is, her points were valid. It is crazy that even in times of war black people are being discriminated against and not being given safe refuge and for Janet to pretend that it is common knowledge is nonsense as it is not being widely reported on. Charlene’s attitude however is rude and it doesn’t have the effect that she thinks it does. All it does is make people switch off. She makes it all about her and takes over and no one else can get a word in. Katie and Colleen didn’t even get a chance to give their opinion on it.
 
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