Naomi Says Air Rage Due To “Golliwog” Racist Remark
Yeah, right. Interesting, however, as I had never even heard of a Golliwog before this morning. I guess it is horribly Un-PC to use the term in Jolly Old…
I’m calling Bullshit, though. She’splaying the race card to garner sympathy. If not, why hadn’t she mentioned it before…like, when she got arrested, or even better, during her trial or hearing or whatever the hell they have over there to exercise jurisprudence.
LONDON - British Airways rejected claims of racism on Saturday after supermodel Naomi Campbell, who pleaded guilty to assault in a foul-mouthed “air rage” incident, said she was likened to a black “Golliwog” doll during the flight.
BA said it did not accept the accusation made by Campbell, who was convicted of assault on Friday and sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid community work, that someone on the flight called her a “Golliwog supermodel”.
“British Airways does not accept any allegations of racism,” the airline said in a statement. “We are proud of our diversity.
“We have strict policies concerning dignity at work and have long-standing training programs on diversity and inclusion.”
Campbell, 38, told Sky News in an interview that her flash of air rage, in which she assaulted two police officers, swore repeatedly and screamed abuse at the captain of the Los Angeles-bound BA flight, was partly prompted by racist comments.
“I was called a racial name on that flight and that was part of my reaction,” she said. “I was called a ‘Golliwog supermodel’ — I don’t think that’s really fair, do you?”
Asked who had used the term, which refers to a black rag doll from children’s literature, Campbell said: “Someone on the flight, not the passenger.”
During Campbell’s court case, prosecutors said Campbell ordered the airline captain to find her missing luggage and became violent when police tried to escort her off the aircraft.
The model pleaded guilty to assaulting two police officers and to a public order offence. Neither she nor her lawyers mentioned racist comments during her court case.
As well as the community service sentence, Campbell was ordered to pay 200 pounds ($395) compensation to one of the police officers, 150 pounds to the captain and 2,300 pounds in fines.
In the Sky interview, Campbell apologized to London’s Metropolitan Police force, but added: “As for British Airways, I just think they are disgusting.”
Campbell is famous for her fiery temper and has been in trouble with the law before.
She spent five days mopping floors and cleaning toilets as part of a community service sentence in New York last year after throwing a mobile phone at her housekeeper during an argument over a pair of jeans. She was also ordered to attend anger management classes.
In a previous incident with a telephone in 1998, Campbell assaulted an assistant, Georgina Galanis.
The model agreed in 2000 to plead guilty to the assault in exchange for expressing remorse, paying Galanis an undisclosed amount of money and also attending anger management classes.
(Reuters)
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I guess “Bitch” would have been interpreted as sexist so I would have gone with “Shit-for-brains”.
June 22nd, 2008 at 1:21 pmBlah blah blah whatever bitch, just shut up and show us your tits.
That’s what your known for anyway, so get ‘em out and give em a shake!
June 22nd, 2008 at 1:48 pmI guess “Bitch” would have been interpreted as sexist so I would have gone with “Shit-for-brains”.
June 22nd, 2008 at 2:40 pmWay to much attention has been paid to this woman already.
June 22nd, 2008 at 3:18 pmWhat a cry baby.
Yep, golliwog in England is akin to saying n****r here. It’s been around for at least 50 years or more. I lived there from ‘58 to ‘61 and actually saw the term used in popular comic books of the time. That’s when England was England and not the “diversity sewer” that they have allowed it to become. They have sacrificed their identity for the sake of political correctness. Will we do the same here?
June 22nd, 2008 at 3:24 pmNaomi is just an idiot twat who doesn’t deserve the tiniest blurb in any serious journal.
Why are we so fixated on insipid, vacuous, inconsequential celebrity with so much real and dangerous stuff going on?
Oh, wait a minute. I clicked on the story! Clicks!
I am such an idiot, I fell for the click meister.
June 22nd, 2008 at 5:08 pmFuck whatever dicklicker added in,
“Oh, wait a minute. I clicked on the story! Clicks!
I am such an idiot, I fell for the click meister.”
Only an admin could do that.
Fuck you and the horse you rode in on.
June 22nd, 2008 at 6:39 pm