sheldrake

Thanks. :)

I love how people are now saying, "Why is poor Carol victimised, when nasty Ross gets to keep his job?"

Oh, I have so many answers to this. Bear with me.

JR was trying to be funny, it went wrong, people were hurt by it. He was called on it, he said he was sorry, he was punished and then allowed to go back to work.

CT was trying to be funny, it went wrong, people were hurt by it. She was called on it, she told them she was sorry they couldn't take a joke, she was sacked from the show. She then demanded that people apologise to her.

This is leaving aside the fact that these are two HUGELY different issues. It's one thing to upset someone by being rude to them, it's another to casually use racist language when you're doing it.

I think the BBC's actions were entirely appropriate here. Had she just said, "Oh my god, I'm so sorry, I didn't realise," things might have been different. She dug this hole for herself.