Pan-Africanist David Comissiong has blasted the Government for allowing Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson into Barbados.
And he has called for Barbadians to adopt an “attitude of zero tolerance” to anybody or anything that smacks of anti-black racism or discrimination.
In a fiery speech on Saturday evening in Independence Square to mark African Liberation Day, Comissiong, founder of the Clement Payne Movement, revealed his disappointment in Clarkson being allowed into the island for the recent Top Gear Festival.
He contended that the Goverment had not only committed a grave mistake by allowing Clarkson, who was allegedly recorded using the “N” word, but had also done a disservice to black Barbadians.
“They said to the world that we black Barbadians are people lacking in pride and dignity and self-respect as black people. That is the message they sent to the rest of the world . . . but I am proud to say that at least this black Barbadian man stood up and said no,” he added.
Comissiong, an attorney and former head of the Commission for Pan-African Affairs, maintained that Clarkson’s reputation should not have played a role in whether he was allowed in.
