And of the same ilk................. Alastair Stewart "has to leave" because of implied racism??
Alastair Stewart stepped down from ITV News, apparently in the wake of a Twitter race row.
www.bbc.co.uk
"The reasons for the veteran broadcaster's departure have not been confirmed, but it came weeks after he was involved in a Twitter exchange with a black man in which he quoted a Shakespeare passage including the phrase "angry ape". Stewart has used this verse once before on Twitter in response to a user who was not identifiably black."
According to reports and screengrabs, Stewart engaged in a row about how the monarchy was funded, and posted a passage from Measure For Measure that included the line: "Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd - His glassy elegance - like an angry ape."
At the time, the user - who has received online abuse since Stewart's departure - responded: "Just an @ITV newsreader referring to me as an ape with the cover of Shakespeare. Measure for measure, Alistair [sic] is a disgrace."
Really??? Just proves social media is a minefield of people taking offence.