MAIL ONLINE: A BBC Radio presenter has been sacked following a 'racist' call to a taxi firm, in which she requested a 'non-Asian' driver.
Sam Mason told the operator that 'a guy with a turban would freak her daughter out' insisting they send an English driver instead.
The ex-glamour girl, 40, called the firm to order a taxi for her 14-year-old daughter off-air, while presenting her BBC Bristol radio show.
After the operator branded her request 'racist', Mason insisted, claiming it wasn't the first time she had made the request.
She said: 'A guy with a turban is going to freak her out. She's not used to Asians.'
When the operator said it would not be possible to carry out her wishes, she said: 'You've managed it before.'
Mason, who has previously battled alcohol addiction, claimed she wasn't racist but insisted she was looking out for her daughter's interest.
Mason said: 'If it were me I wouldn't care if it had two heads, but it's my little girl we are talking about.' >>> | November 11, 2008
MAIL Oonline: ITV Sports Commentator Apologises after Calling Black Athlete Tessa Sanderson a ‘Spear Chucker’
Jim Rosenthal has been forced to apologise to black Olympic javelin star Tessa Sanderson after describing her as a 'spear chucker'.
The 60-year-old sports commentator was denounced as a 'racist' by critics.
They bombarded internet forums with angry messages, claiming that the phrase was insulting to ethnic minorities because of its supposed associations with 'uncivilised' tribes.
But Sanderson's former rival, Fatima Whitbread, defended Rosenthal.
She said that the phrase 'spear chucker' was common in athletic circles and did not carry any racist connotations. >>> Neil Sears | November 11, 2008
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