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It was interesting but not surprising that Rishi focused on his daughters rather than himself, because as a Tory person of colour he is not afforded the “privilege” to be impacted by racism. In what is one of the most bizarre examples of Left-wing mainstream political culture in this country, it has become acceptable that when a Conservative politician is racially abused people just seem to turn a blind eye and move on — or worse, actually justify the abuse because Tories of colour are seen as some kind of race traitors.
Last week I saw more people calling out Rishi and saying he had no right to complain about being abused because he was a Tory, than calling out the abuse and the abuser. But again I was not surprised, because two years ago Rupa Huq said that Kwasi Kwarteng, the then-chancellor, was “superficially black”, adding: “If you hear him on the Today programme you wouldn’t know he’s black.”
This story is from the July 02, 2024 edition of Evening Standard.
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