The BBC tried to be funny and Stormzy took them down in spectacular style
So Stormzy created a bit of controversy with his acceptance speech at the GQ Awards this week and the BBC’s Daily Politics Show saw an opportunity to try to be funny.
The question for today is what did grime artist Stormzy call Theresa May at the GQ Men of the Year awards, asks @jo_coburn #bbcdp pic.twitter.com/EhcpE3xeKz
— Daily&SundayPolitics (@daily_politics) September 7, 2017
Except Stormzy didn’t see the funny side.
You lot are so embarrassing flipping hell lol. Young black men have a vocabulary that spans beyond those buzz words for future reference https://t.co/wzNPpXwc3i
— #GSAP (@Stormzy1) September 7, 2017
BOOM.
The BBC has promised to do more to attract black, Asian and minority ethnic viewers. This might not be the way to do it.
And here’s what he actually said, in case you missed it.
Stormzy said it pic.twitter.com/jm5vqPSmi8
— I J (@ijeeezy) September 5, 2017
Stormzy called Theresa May a Paigon when he did his acceptance speech at the GQ awards?This man is a Legend. He's for the many, not the few
— Nathaniel (@nathyyyyysmith) September 5, 2017