For what it's worth, I do think the 'appreciative about Britain' stuff has a hint of racism in it. I'm the child of an immigrant, but white. No-one has ever said it to me.
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Replying to @IanDunt @Bonn1eGreer
It has always been about racism. If Shakespear was writing a play about black people then we have been here a lot longer than Windrush. The fact is only white people are treated as British.
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There were black people in Roman Britain.
@caitlinrgreen's feed often highlights the variety of ethnicities of people who lived here then.2 replies 3 retweets 16 likes
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Indeed :) Fwiw, here's the end of a thread on this I did a while back (sadly the storify I made of it no longer works)https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/745542897647247364 …
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