John Cleese, racist?

John Cleese recently twited the following:

'Some years ago I opined that London was not really an English city any more

Since then, virtually all my friends from abroad have confirmed my observation

So there must be some truth in it...

I note also that London was the UK city that voted most strongly to remain in the EU'

https://twitter.com/JohnCleese/status/1133604249693110272

Is this tweet a statement of fact, or the opinion of a racist as the msm and other famous comedians such as Dom Joly have stated?

If it is racist, why is it racist?

The truth according to the last census, is that London is now a city where white English are the minority and are becoming increasingly a minority.
Not that that is a bad thing, but it is a fact.

[i]One of the reasons I cannot stand twatter...it's a cesspool of arguments and hate.[/i]

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Quizzical · 46-50, M

It's not racist to state facts... But today we live in a worlds where if the facts do not fit a certain leftist view then the person presenting those facts gets vilified and dragged through the mud.

Not surprised Dom Joly got involved, he WISHES he were a tenth as talented as Cleese

This tweet was an observation. In no way did he poor hate upon any group or groups, he just stated what he saw, and that he was not the only person who saw it.

It's about time these social justice warriors and virtue signallers got off their asses and went to places where they really DO have issues. Where there is horrific racism, and certain people are treat like second class citizens. But of course they won't, because that might be a bit dangerous and it's far easier to point the finger at a celebrity from afar.

Thankfully, I'm sure Mr Cleese couldn't really give two fucks what anyone thinks of him these days.

D1senfranchised · 46-50, M

@Quizzical Well said! Very good point. Let's see them try to live in N Korea, Iran or Saudi Arabia. Some of the most oppressive regimes on Earth.

Quizzical · 46-50, M

@D1senfranchised Precisely. They should thank their lucky stars they are ABLE to spout such rubbish without being put to death

HootyTheNightOwl

@Quizzical [quote]It's not racist to state facts[/quote]

Facts according to who, though??? From what i can see here, the best that this can be put down to is the observations of him and his friends. If you pick any big city, there is always going to be pockets where the black to white ratio is always going to vary.

Quizzical · 46-50, M

@HootyTheNightOwl Well, here is a link to some figures I just found... I hasten to add, he's not mentioned black people at all to my knowledge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_London

It seems to be the influx of other cultures over-writing our own, not the colour of people's skin that concerns him. In essence, the imminent loss of the British way of life.

SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M

@Quizzical Yes! Great way to put it....👊

Quizzical · 46-50, M

@SumKindaMunster Thank you