They could have done it because of his name, but just not admitted it, or given no reason at all. Systemic racism is hard to prove, which means it can be remarkably persistent

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As someone who looks exactly like the people they should stop and who flew our of Boston after 9/11, I doubt it, I haven't had much more than a few shabby things and they go through all my electronics.

Best guess he rolled a 1 when it came to random searches and he reacted poorly.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

he reacted poorly

He's an MP. Of course he acted poorly, none of them have any kind of grace under pressure. The way he complained about it in the House is rather telling, he was complaining mostly that it was done to him even though he was an MP not that it was done to him at all.

Who cares if it happens to the plebs but not the people like him.

That said he's only the MP for Bradford which a bit like being the MP for a nuclear waste dump, if the nuclear waste dump was a particularly unattractive one.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah the guy just sounds like an all around piece of shit.

Forget the name for a male Karen, is it clive?

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

No doubt Labour upper echelons will get involved and tell him not to cause an international incident thank you very much.

Generally Labour are ok, but this guy just seems to be an utter pillock with a chip on its shoulder.