Stacey Dooley is blasted by Q&A audience over her 'white saviour' filming trips to Africa
5 years, 6 months ago

Stacey Dooley is blasted by Q&A audience over her 'white saviour' filming trips to Africa

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Stacey Dooley has been blasted by a Q&A audience over her Comic Relief filming trips to Africa. Dooley posted this picture on Instagram while she was holding a Ugandan child as a representative for Comic Relief, sparking fury from David Lammy Audience member Annalisa Toccara said Ms Dooley should have shown some humility She added that their was 'complete defiance on her part' and a man at the back 'called her out' Annalisa then claims she chatted to Kevin Clifton who 'spoke to me like I was a piece of s**t' Annalisa ended up leaving and said the experience ruined the documentary festival in Sheffield She said: 'Thoroughly disappointed in the @StaceyDooley event at SheffDocFest tonight. Stacey Dooley pictured with boyfriend Kevin Clifton on This Morning in December last year Mr Lammy tweeted this in response to a photo cradling a black child Miss Dooley had posted while she was filming in Uganda for Comic Relief Lammy followed up with this tweet, warning that colonial attitudes are alive after some criticised him for describing Dooley as perpetuating a 'white saviours' narrative Dooley, 32, was criticised after she posed for a selfie hoisting a five-year-old boy onto her hip during a trip to Uganda earlier this year. Addressing the International Development Select Committee on Monday, Curtis, one of Britain's most successful comedy writers, said that Comic Relief didn't act 'robustly' to the criticism because it was just focused on raising money.

History of this topic

Bob Geldof blasts 'trite and silly' criticism of white celebrities raising money for famine relief
2 years, 2 months ago
Stacey Dooley in ‘white saviour’ row with David Lammy after visit to Uganda for Comic Relief
5 years, 10 months ago
Stacey Dooley is criticised by 'No White Saviours' activists as she heads to Uganda
5 years, 10 months ago

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