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Philip Davies MP asks 'Is it offensive to black up?' |
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Residents in Shipley were astonished to read in The Guardian today that their Tory MP, Philip Davies has, over a two year period, been bombarding the Equality and Human Rights Commission with letters asking a series of incredible questions. Among the questions were "Is it offensive to black up or not, particularly if you are impersonating a black person?" and "Whether it is racist for a policeman to refer to a BMW as "black man's wheels"."
Susan Hinchcliffe, Prospective Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Shipley, said, "I find these letters incredible. At a time when it has been the prime concern of politicians to tackle unemployment, a global economic crisis and climate change, the elected representative for Shipley has been asking rather silly questions which makes us in Shipley look foolish."
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