danny baker sacked

Should of tweeted an orangutan.

Broadcaster Danny Baker has been fired by the BBC over his "stupid unthinking gag" on Twitter about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's new baby.

The now deleted tweet, which has been circulated on social media, showed an image of a couple holding hands with a chimpanzee dressed in clothes with the caption: "Royal Baby leaves hospital".

The 5Live presenter was accused of mocking the duchess's racial heritage.

Baker said: "Just got fired from @bbc5live."

A BBC spokesperson said: "This was a serious error of judgment and goes against the values we as a station aim to embody. Danny's a brilliant broadcaster but will no longer be presenting a weekly show with us."

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Harry and Meghan, whose mother Doria Ragland is African American, revealed on Wednesday their new son was named Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.

After an initial backlash on social media, Baker said: "Sorry my gag pic of the little fella in the posh outfit has whipped some up. Never occurred to me because, well, mind not diseased.

"Soon as those good enough to point out it's possible connotations got in touch, down it came. And that's it."

The 61-year-old presented a weekend show on 5Live.

some people just can't take a joke. Pathetic.

You sound like a right mug Kenny if you think that's in any way humorous.

Sorry Kenny very little that is a Amusing about ridiculing a new Born baby, bloke is a Total pr1ck ..

Those taking offence are actually the 'racists' because they clearly feel some 'black' people look like monkeys otherwise they wouldn't be offended.

Cannot understand how anyone in His position can post such a Message , but then it Just goes to show  what has  and still is being employed by the BBC .

i saw the tweet at the time but never thought it was anything other a continuation of thing
he does about chimps dressed as famous people. massive overreaction to sack him.
to be racist the intent has to be racist and no way was that the intention.

To be fair, Harry himself said the sprog has got a hairy face.

^^^ see now that is genuinely racist. handy for comparison

...but that the tweet was racist.

Has their been any comment from the chimp community yet?

Tetley Tea Monkey just got the bullet for posting a pic of Donkeykong with a Danny Baker head on

You can call a naughty white child a “cheeky monkey” but not a black one.
Obvs.

Sorry, nearest I had to Donkey Kong.

Not seen the offending tweet but had to laugh! My type of joke too Kenny!

Having said that to not know it was rude and offensive shows what an ignorant buffoon this monkey was. I can't stand Danny Baker and don't find him funny or insightful. I think he a typical bore you find in any pub I drink in. To think he got paid tax payer money is what I really find offensive about the whole incident!

I am pretty sure the young Earl of Dumbarton will be protected from working class types on his pater's Estate in Windsor!

As a matter of interest I am getting a little fed up of all this bi racial Royal Baby sheite. Could someone please tell me what races this child is composed of?

doesn't really make sense that. if the intention is not racist then neither is the tweet.
any link to racism is in the mind of the viewer.

Spot on many humans look like monkeys and for good reason
Chimps share 96 percent of our DNA. The number of genetic differences between humans and chimps is ten times smaller than that between mice and rats.

we,re down to those 3 little words again , ONLY HE KNOW,S,
the right to be offended,taking offence on behalf of others brigade now telling us what we,re thinking,the thought police, worth a chuckle like them dollar bills etc with barrack Obama on when he became president

People complain our "celebs" don't care enough these days but look what happens when someone gives a monkey.

that monkey emoji is one of the most popular emoji,s around,does anyone who receives one think there a racist emoji