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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room101 · 51-55, M

This has been in the media quite a bit this week. There was even a couple of hours devoted to it on LBC (my fave phone in radio station). The host asked the same question as you ie was it a racist comment. But she went further and asked if the word "English" was code for white. Various idiots phoned in. If I hadn't been driving at the time, I would have too. Just so that I could tell the host, and the majority of her callers, what vacuous fools they all were.

The UK is a rather unique nation in that it is comprised of four distinct countries, each of which has its own cultural identity and heritage. And it is white!

I'm Greek. I'm white. I came to London when I was five years old. I have family members who were born here. None of us are English. We are British.

There is a difference. And it's not racist to note that difference.