Live Aid

[Michael_Vronsky]

And people say this country is racist. If that was the case Live Aid would not have been the massive success that it was.

I've read this now a few times and am still struggling to understand the connection between Live Aid and racism! On a day when a 12 year old sends a disgusting racist tweet to a man trying his best to do his job, I reckon this country is pretty damn racist... Live Aid or not!

 

[zaphod]

It's perfectly possible to give money to help people, while at the same time thinking you're superior to them because of their race. A lot of British colonialisation in Africa was based on the belief that white people had a duty to "civilise" Africa (the white man's burden). It's called paternalism and it's a type of racism that's fairly widespread.