Even more worrying than ITV and #ImACeleb trying to humanise Farage - whose hateful rhetoric & his division are well documented - is the treatment of him as just another marmite contestant. He is trying to win over a new audience for his xenophobia. Or, to put it another way, trying to lay the groundwork for another generation of hate by seducing people into thinking he’s just a decent bloke who “tells it like it is”.
And no, I’m not watching it. I don’t need to, to be aware of the implications for people of colour in this country.
After Braverman and her hate speech presented as normal political discourse on live tv, now we have Farage who spouts the kind of thing I grew up with in the 70s being feted on mainstream outlets by supposedly progressive presenters, some of whose production staff’s mother tongue he says he hates hearing on public transport. Hate is selling. And millions of people are (unwittingly) buying it.
WOW!!!! What a game this has been!! 🔥🔥
Just moments after Manchester City equalised from the penalty spot, Harry Kane blows the title race WIDE OPEN again with his second of the evening!
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✍️ We are delighted to announce the signing of Dejan Kulusevski from Juventus, subject to international clearance and a work permit.
Welcome to Tottenham, Dejan! 🇸🇪
✍️ We are delighted to announce the signing of Rodrigo Bentancur from Juventus, subject to international clearance and a work permit.
Welcome to Spurs, Rodrigo! 🇺🇾
Exclusive: Christian Eriksen is set to sign for #Brentfordfc on a deal until the end of the season. He has passed all the necessary medical checks and is fit to return to football. He is now on the verge of signing the contract to become their most famous ever player #Bees
“If this is the end for The Weeknd, what a way to bow out. Abel Tesfaye confirms his status as an all-time great with an album of icy 80s-inflected splendour.”
— @guardian, 100/100.