Having resigned from the Labour Party after claims of racism the last you do is blurt out a racist comment.
On Monday Angela Smith MP was in the BBC Politics Live studio and was sharing her thoughts on the nature of racism.
She said “it’s not just about being black or a funny tinge … you know, different - B, err from the BME community”. She later apologised for the comment.
But what on earth was a Funny Tinge?
Funny tinge you say...? Bless you @angelasmithmp you didn’t even have 24 hours of defection under your belt 😂👍🏾 #FunnyTinge pic.twitter.com/PdoSArQhSA
— Guz Khan (@GuzKhanOfficial) February 18, 2019
Some of my best friends are a #funnytinge 💁🏽🤦🏽♀️ https://t.co/jOZIrhd8nV
— Fatima Manji (@fatimamanji) February 18, 2019
Ah that explains why I get freckles - it’s because I’m a funny shade of #FunnyTinge 🤦🏽♀️
— Sayeeda Warsi (@SayeedaWarsi) February 18, 2019
Been trying to work this out all my life - thanks for clarifying 🙄
Why does this new form of politics suddenly sound not so new! https://t.co/lser25wkb6
'I have a dream that my four little children will one day be able to consider voting for a centrist party that will judge them not by their funny tinge, but by the content of their character' - Martin Luther King
— David Osland (@David__Osland) February 19, 2019
Here. I fixed your video with a #FunnyTinge now you're really in the trenches with us BME types. pic.twitter.com/8pJ9RMq8g6
— Dr Bilal Hassam (@bilalhassam) February 18, 2019
So err, Angela Smith went a bit of a “funny tinge” herself when I started asking about her record on water privatisation.
— Ash Sarkar (@AyoCaesar) February 18, 2019
pic.twitter.com/ijA0LhAGyL
Oh so THAT'S what colour I am @angelasmithmp? I'm a #funnytinge.
— Vanity Ⓥ 🍭 (@vanity18x) February 18, 2019
All these years I thought I was mixed race 🤷🏽♀️
Your new elitist, *racist*, spineless "independent" group has gotten off to a cracking start Chuck @ChukaUmunna #CallAByElection you frauds.
How black do you have to be to count as black and not a #FunnyTinge?
— Priyamvada Gopal (@PriyamvadaGopal) February 18, 2019
Quick note everyone. We’re not saying BAME or POC, we’re now going with “Funny tinge”. I am a proud British FT. https://t.co/IHVV3urspE
— Nish Kumar (@MrNishKumar) February 18, 2019
Glad that I'll no longer have to worry about which box to tick on ethnicity forms anymore: white ❎ asian ❎ mixed ❎ #funnytinge ✅ YES PLEASE
— Karam Filfilan (@karamfilfilan) February 18, 2019
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