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Clarissa Dickson Wright causes outrage after condemning Muslim Leicester as a 'ghetto'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...-a-ghetto.html

nik52wrx

If that's how she felt then she's entitled to say so, freedom of speech.

Nik

KAS35RSTI

iTrader: (73)

Lol

dpb

Publicity stunt playing on her privileged upbringing

ScoobyWon't

I drove through Leicester city centre at the end of September. I didn't see any honkies until we passed the train station.

Turbohot

Did she have priviledged upbringing? Why is she dressed like a homeless person in the picture, then? The hippy hat; double gloves; duffle coat; overfed on the chippy food from across the pitch- the lot.

I do get what she is saying about the monoculturism on the name of multiculturalism, though.

RA Dunk

Publicity stunt or not she is hardly telling lies though is she?

I hear even the rats wear boiler suits down there.

zip106

I've visited Leicester regularly for the last 25 years and have never had a problem.

However, white people are now the minority.
No problem with that, it's just how it is.

ScoobyWon't

I don't know what the fuss is about, to be honest. She should've asked Clarkson how to cause outrage, just when you happen to release a new book/DVD , that would've got her much more press coverage.

T25 DOC

My family live in south Leicester and I go back every week, it's definity not the city i remember as a child. South Leicester isn't so much a case of 'white people are now the minority' - this tends to be north - hamilton, evington etc etc and as with any where you get your good parts and your bad parts.

KAS35RSTI

iTrader: (73)

She must have gone to Highfields

Maz

iTrader: (34)

Now now, stop being cynical. Ms. Dickson Wright wouldn't do that! After all she's a fat ex drunk who was convicted for hare coursing with dogs and urges Britons to eat badgers. The fact she has new book is merely coincidental.

Emmaroids

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Or Belgrave Gate

albob

NO - gone to the Jungle to appear in "i'm a celeb"

zip106

From around 2011 the non-white population are the majority in the city.

http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-cou...-in-leicester/

Venture further afield however -villages to the north/east of the city - and you'll rarely see a non-white.

KAS35RSTI

iTrader: (73)

LOL,

Or maybe she was standing outside the Halaqa class

Bugatti

Hopefully she'll sell a couple of books and be able to afford an A-Z or a Sat Nav with the option of diverting around Asian Populated Areas .

Maz

iTrader: (34)

Rosemary Shrager, there's something very matronesque about her Not quite Hattie Jacques but hmmm....

madscoob

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loved the people who are likely to complain , can't read english anyway comment, how true if you can't speak it how the hell can you read it and be offended,

Jamiesti01

iTrader: (1)

I agree

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

She is probably right, easy to look at it a pull a face, but we all do it, i.e. flock together with our "own kind", I live ina white middle class ghetto, trouble is the immigrant community, when in large groups tend to not integrate and to be honest this is our country and they are the ones that should be makign the effort to integrate more, they dont want to, they just want to get on with it, take the benefits and carry on as normal.

CrisPDuk

Do you not see the irony in what you're saying there Jacko

Maz

iTrader: (34)

An oxymoron there Jacko.
Next you'll be telling us you're part of the burgeoisie!

Shaid

Lol, she needs to see the Birmingham ghetto.

I wonder what as was scared of though. It can't be sexual harassment! Those of that ilk would rather burp the slug lol

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Yes, thats the point, we dont tend to integrate either.

CrisPDuk

I'd actually go so far as to say the English are the worst of the lot, practically every country in the world has English enclaves where the residents refuse to learn the local language or assimilate the local culture in any way

DYK

You should see Cobden Street ind est,bloody was coming out of that place the other afternoon,it must of been shift change in the factories or something,**** me i thought i was in a different country.Saying that though i suppose other cities are the same..

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Maybe we are too different, for example us English love our gardens but can always spot an Asian/Muslim house in a predominantly white area as they concrete it over, extend the house to the absolute limit and there will usually be at least 5 cars outside, not saying anybody is wrong or right, just different. We like Dogs but how often do you see Muslims with Dogs ? unless its some inner city wide boy with his Staffy or other image dog, it doesnt happen, in fact my wifes Muslim mate insists we lock the dog away from her and her son when they come round, pisses me off as it is his house !

f1_fan

iTrader: (9)

Do as we say not as we do

As for dogs I'm with the Muslims on this one, I don't think most dog owners realise what a pain in the **** some of us find their canine buddies to be when they bark all day long or stupidly jump around slobbering excitedly all over you when you visit. Jacko is right though as it is their house hence why I rarely go round to my friends' places if they have dogs!

Suresh

That's a point of view I suppose, but cleverly ignores the likelihood that in contrast, the Brit enclave abroad would typically be financially self-supporting and unlikely to be committing terrorist acts in the name of their chosen sky fairy. :-o