Originally Posted by
Monty92
I'm dubious about how damaging all of this is to Jezza. It's hardly as if he's been found out as a virulent racist - in fact, the strongest accusation made by the groups who have mobilised around the issue is that he turns a "bind eye" to anti-Semitism. No-one outside of social media is actually claiming he himself is an anti-semite.
And anyone who may be put off voting for him because of this only needs to turn to the Tories and see plenty of perceived institutional racism too. Boris Johnson's Prince Phillip-esque gaffes, nÃ*gger in the woodpile, illegal immigrant van posters, much of the Brexit campaigning, Zach Goldsmith's Islamophobic London mayoral campaign...