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BBC DJ sacked for demanding a non-Asian cabbie

A BBC radio presenter has been fired after she demanded a non-Asian taxi driver on a telephone call made off-air to a firm.

According to The Sun, Sam Mason of BBC Radio Bristol allegedly told a local taxi company "not to send an Asian driver to pick up her daughter" because "a guy with a turban on is going to freak her out."

Mason's, 40, request was refused, with which she then replied "You've managed it before."

A BBC spokesman said: "Although Sam Mason's remarks were not made on-air, her comments were completely unacceptable and, for that reason, she has been informed that she will no longer be working for the BBC with immediate effect."

Mason took over the BBC Radio Bristol weekday afternoon programme six weeks ago and was suspended on Friday. On Saturday, she was informed by station bosses that she would no longer be working for the BBC.

Editor: Lakhvinder Baddhan Source: The Sun / BBC
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Why all the fuss?

Asians have Asian TV & radio programmes, even entire channels devoted to them, health authorities will strive to provide correct ethnicity doctors & staff.

Who complains then?

Posted by: Mike
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Spot on Mike.

Posted by: Wolfie
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Well, if you were in India you would have English TV and Radio programmes and "even entire channels" devoted to English shows. These channels are for people who are away from home, we don't need a channel in the UK devoted to an English audience as they all are anyway! When people ask for certain doctors it may be because they understand a certain dilemma, e.g. a strict Jew would not want any organ from a pig put into them as according to their faith pigs are unholy, a Jewish doctor would understand this better than a non-Jewish doctor and would therefore perhaps be more willing to go out of their way to find an alternative.

It is rude to ask for a non-Asian cabby as discriminating against him means he has less of a chance to earn as much as his non-Asian colleagues.

If I asked for a driver that was not white then I am sure that would be seen as racist would it not?

Think about the whole picture Mike and Wolfie.

Posted by: Imran
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Maybe mother and daughter need educating?

Posted by: JS
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Thats right, spot on Imran...

And I think that it was very rude to ask for a non - Asian cabbie, how would people take the effect if it was the other way round, quite the same I would think.

Posted by: YM
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