If you don't know, this is all about Strictly Come Dancing, professional dancer Anton Du Beke has an Moroccan dance partner, Laila Rouass, and he 'jokingly' called her a Paki. He publicly apologised, she, although offended, accepted the apology and the BBC 'stood by their man'.

People are bleeting that this is political correctness gone wrong blah-de-blah. Usually, I am the one bemoaning political correctness gone crazy (argh, vertically challenged for short??? Nah, your just short mate!). But how is it OK to get rid of Carol Thatcher for calling a footballer a gollywog (blatant racist term in the UK) but to keep Du Beke because it was 'in jest'? How comes racism is OK against Asians but not against black people?! WTF?!?! In jest my ANUS, look if that was a black chick being called a nigger people would be up in arms, there would be shouts that the BBC is institutionally racist. But Du Beke get's let off?!! And WORSE, for some unknown reason it's OK for Bruce Forsythe, a veritable darling of British primetime TV to say being called a Paki is not different than Brits being called Limey's. Like, ARE YOU BLOODY JOKING?!?! No, it's actually EXACTLY the same as being called a Nigger, Gollywog, Chink, Spazz (for spastic) and all the other words that have a real serious negative effect on a group in society, and lead to victimisation and deep divisions in society. It is not an innocent adjective. It is a vile, foul, offensive word. I tend to support the BBC almost unreservedly but honestly, this is badly done!