Comments by "TJ Marx" (@tjmarx) on "Buckingham Palace aide stands down after being accused of racist comments" video.

  1. Wait. So this British woman who apparently has no idea about her ethnic heritage whatsoever, founded an exclusionary charity serving only women of African and Carribbean heritage is upset that an aide to the royals took an interest in her heritage? If she doesn't know her ethnic heritage what's with a charity focused on ethnic heritage? Is she a poser? How many generations do you have to be in a country before you lose record of where your ancestors immigrated from? At that point, after however many generations that takes, are you really of African or Carribbean heritage? I mean the point she's making out is offensive here is that anyone would think she's anything but British, but on the other hand she's running a charity for people she apparently doesn't share heritage with. This seems like a set up and a media beat up. There was clearly no ill intent. It's reasonable that someone might enquire about ethnic heritage from the CEO of a charity that holds ethnic heritage as a fundamental core of it's operations.
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  2. Because that wouldn't be sensational or a reason to be outraged.
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  3. The context of this situation is important. Ngozi Fulani runs a charity focused on ethnic heritage at the exclusion of persons not conforming to a particular ethnic heritage.When asked about her ethnic heritage in a situation where she was representing said charity,, she found that question offensive.
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  4. @silver silver She did ask about where her parents are from. She asked where her ancestors are from. Those questions were apparently offensive. Let's be abundantly clear here, Ngozi Fulani was at the event as the representative of Sista Space, a charity she formed with a fundamental focus on ethnic heritage. You could say ethnic heritage is a cornerstone of said charity as it excludes people whom do not meet the ethnicity requirements. In that context she was asked by an interested party, whose job it is to relay information about guests mind you, what her ethnic heritage is. Instead of answering the question as someone proud of their heritage might, she decided to play games then complain on twitter and to the news. This woman who makes ethnic heritage her entire identity, was apparently offended someone asked about her ethnic heritage. Nationality is not race. There is no British race, that does not exist. Race is ethnic heritage from a historical and genetic perspective. Racism is the discrimination or prejudice towards someone based on racial factors, or their exclusion based on the same. Asking about ethnic heritage is not racism, particularly when the person being asked makes ethnic heritage such an up front part of their outward identity. Running a charity that excludes people based on race however, well that by definition is indeed racism. Btw, have you even considered how she has a word for word script of what was said in a private, face to face conversation at a total charity event? Have you considered what that means about her intent?
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  5. To be clear, this is the CEO of an ethnic heritage focused charity, being offended that a royal aide at a charity event would ask about her ethnic heritage, and would do so in a setting where the aide has to relay information about the guests to the royal in attendance. On one hand she runs a charity that is focused solely on women of African and Caribbean heritage at the exclusion of all other British women On the other hand she wants to say she has "no record" of where her ancestor(s) immigrated from and she is only British. That it is offensive to suggest she may have African or Carribbean heritage.
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  6. Btw, have you considered how Ngozi Fulani has a word for word script of what was said in a private, face to face conversation at a royal charity event? Have you considered what any possible answer to that question means about her intent?
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  7. Please note that her Wikipedia page has only a single contributor. It ironically answers the aides question, and beyond abounding her ethnic heritage it prominently notes her interactions with royals as her only real accomplishments. The same single contributor has already updated her Wikipedia page to include this event.
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  8.  @purplelove3666  She's of Jamaican heritage.
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