Racist David Starkey letter of complaint to the BBC (Lucy)

Complaint letter to the BBC about David Starkey   

Dear BBC,

I am writing to you to complain about a man called David Starkey, I saw him on one of your shows where he uses stereotypes, is rude and very racist. I was very offended by the way he spoke. I thought he was very aggressive and also very racist to black people in the UK.

Starkey made comments saying 'the whites have become blacks'. He means that black culture has influenced people, for example what happened in the London riots. White youths in general have become violent, destructive and 'gangster culture' is the new fashion." Your general audience could and did find it offensive. Politicians and the head of the Labour party have said that it is "racist". 

 The law has been broken; in the Race Relations Act (2000), all forms of racism, direct or indirect, physical or verbal abuse towards other races is against the law. 

In addition to this, Starkey's behaviour goes against your own editorial guidelines, specifically the one dealing with harm and offence. To quote Editorial Guideline 1.2.5  on Harm and Offence:

• We aim to reflect the world as it is, including all aspects of the human experience and the realities of the natural world.  But we balance our right to broadcast innovative and challenging content with our responsibility to protect the vulnerable from harm and avoid unjustifiable offence.  We will be sensitive to, and keep in touch with, generally accepted standards as well as our audiences' expectations of our content, particularly in relation to the protection of children. 

  David Starkey is a rude, aggressive and racist man, who uses stereotypes. Maybe the reason why his opinions are like this is because they are based on his old fashioned beliefs. He goes from one vile statement to another.

   Most of the public think he's rude, aggressive, uses stereotypes and a racist man , Politicians think he is the same, and so do I. So I'm making a stand because I think he should be banned.

Thank you for your time, please do something about this man!

                            

Sheniz Salahi Gibson