Boris Johnson has been accused of pushing racial stereotypes over a newly-unearthed column written during his time as editor of the Spectator in which he said young people had “an almost Nigerian interest in money”.

The prime minister has been under pressure in recent months over a series of comments he made during his career as a columnist, writer and editor, including referring to black people as “piccaninnies” with “watermelon smiles” and arguing Islam has caused the Muslim world to be “literally centuries behind” the west.

In another column which has come to light, Johnson blamed single mothers for “producing a generation of ill-raised, ignorant, aggressive and illegitimate children”, saying that social housing was an enticement for them to become pregnant.

The new columns emerged after the chancellor, Sajid Javid, refused seven times to say whether he would use the terms “bank robber” or “letterbox” to describe Muslim women who wear a burka, as Johnson did last year.

The Conservative party leader wrote in a diary piece for the Independent on Sunday in October 1999 that Tony Blair had made people feel good about getting rich.

He added: “All the young people I know – ie those under 30 – are just as avaricious as we flinty Thatcherite yuppies of the 1980s in fact, they have an almost Nigerian interest in money and gadgets of all kinds.”

Weyman Bennett, the co-convenor of Stand Up to Racism, described Johnson’s words as “deeply racist and offensive”. He told the Guardian: “This can be added to the ‘piccaninnies’ and ‘watermelon smiles’, the abject refusal to properly apologise and change his behaviour around racism.

“Boris Johnson is unfit to be a prime minister that represents the entire United Kingdom. He had demonstrated this by lying and falsely representing black, Asian and different communities inside this country.

“This is deeply offensive and unforgivable and should not be ignored and he should be held to account.”

In the column on single mothers, published in the Spectator in 1995, Johnson wrote that “uppity and irresponsible women” had a “natural desire to have babies” and that ways must be found to ensure they married.

Arguing that social housing available to single mothers was “an enticement”, Johnson said “no government – and certainly no Labour government – will have the courage to make the cuts in the safety net of the viciousness required to provide anything like such a deterrent”.

Labour said the comments followed a pattern of sexist and misogynistic words and behaviour by Johnson. Shami Chakrabarti, the shadow attorney general, said: “These unearthed comments further reveal Boris Johnson’s contempt for women and families, as he hypocritically attacks what he appallingly describes as ‘illegitimate’ children.”

In the past 24 hours both major parties have been criticised for their handling of race issues. The Muslim Council of Britain accused the Conservative party of “denial, dismissal and deceit” over the issue of Islamophobia on Tuesday, saying the party had a “blind spot for this type of racism”. On Wednesday Johnson apologised for Islamophobia within the Conservative party.

The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has also struggled to move on from an intervention by the chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, who said the party had not done enough to tackle antisemitism.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/28/johnson-accused-of-racial-stereotyping-with-view-on-nigerians

Boris Johnson is just a loud politician. He said he'd kill himself if he doesn't fix the Brexit deal by a given date only to start singing another melody when he realized failure was certain. He can say anything, I won't take him too seriously. He's just a politician after all. But wait ooo, an average Nigerian youth too kind of have a crazy, unquenchable love for money ooo. Truth be told, we like money.

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Don't mind.him..who no like money?

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Thrash waiting for haters of Nigeria to Hail him.
As far I'm concerned John Borris Ancestors our colonial masters are worst than our youths in this Generation those men can do anything to Enrich themselves. It's high time we start calling those people white '' Maggot '' nobody has monopoly to insult people.

Part of what he stated were fact while some were just his mere opinion. Why drag a man with something he did years back, may be out of emotions or trying to stay afloat in his industry

Nigeria is inconsequential....... and has no indices or locus to even be used against him.



Boris should focus on his campaign for brexit and get brexit done.



Boris please ride on.

This is indeed not a good label. It is up to us to combat and change these stereotypes.

the man is saying the truth, A typical nigerian think everything in this life revolves around money

If a rich or popular person does something and you say you don't like it, The next thing you will hear from a typical nigerian is "He get money pass you" as if that money will make one immortal or give you free ticket to heaven!

A typical nigerian will want to know how financially buoyant you are, so as to know the level of respect he will give you!


Rubbish mentality!! And some idiot will be saying "Get rich or die trying" imagine that nonsense


Well, it all boils down to "Poverty Mentality", The way a typical american or european thinks about money is totally different from the way nigerian think about it!!

Johnson is a complete version of Donald Trump - brash and no holds barred in their expression; they even have the same hairstyle and are also in conservative parties. Interesting combo. But that his comment was made more than 20 years ago; so it's childishness if he allows crazy British media to pressure him to resign, because that's what media in developed countries pride themselves in.

He is right about this below. Islam is a curse

"Islam has caused the Muslim world to be “literally centuries behind” the west"- Boris

Trump's half brother..

Abeg, the bros no lie...

Lol

Boris is right on point.

Like Boris like Trump

fergie001:


He added: “All the young people I know – ie those under 30 – are just as avaricious as we flinty Thatcherite yuppies of the 1980s in fact, they have an almost Nigerian interest in money and gadgets of all kinds.”

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/28/johnson-accused-of-racial-stereotyping-with-view-on-nigerians

He is right about this... the Nigerian youths are too much in love with money and vain gadgets.

I can confirm that the highest number of money ritualists in this country are below 30 years of age.

Kai


See my signature

Everyone likes money. It's not a Nigerian thing.

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If it goes successfully, give her night food
Then ask her when she will come next

This is a lesson to would be politicians or notable people in the future

The internet never forgets

Question is, is d guy wrong? Hell no!

Trump younger brother.

These brits and exaggeration! First Cameron called us 'fantastically corrupt' and now this. Don't take it too serious sha, Dude's a comedian.

fergie001:


Don't mind.him..who no like money?

Blooder Johnson

Keke Boris or okada Boris.

Yeye guy. Making unguarded statements that will backfire in the future. Imagine, there were few internet users when he made the statement, still his misguided statement was dug out.

Say no to racism

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Who no like money? The idiot too likes money. Shows Nigerians are hard working and want good things of life

Abegi
The man only said the truth...