Lady Susan Hussey is 83, and she said a stupid thing at 83. She has been utterly dedicated to serving the Royal Family and this country. When/if you all reach 83, I sincerely hope you don't have your name dragged through the press for saying something offensive.

@centristjim1 @darrengrimes_ How would you know, you are white and every one resumes your British...you have never or will never be put into the same position

@world_wanderer4 @darrengrimes_ “No no, I was born in Britain”. How bloody hard is that response? It didn’t need to be such a massive blown out of proportion thing

@centristjim1 @darrengrimes_ How are you in any position to judge what is and isn’t deemed offensive to someone else?

@hraarmstrong @darrengrimes_ Offensive is taken not given. I could take offence to your message just now. Does that make it offensive? If a single person in the world is offended by something that’s said….is it then offensive? No.

@centristjim1 @darrengrimes_ I agree, I think she was just trying to make small talk with a woman in African style dress and an African sounding name on her name badge and the other woman was being deliberately belligerent.

@ATwarriordonkey @darrengrimes_ Exactly. She acknowledged instantly she didn’t actually originate from here and the woman saw an opportunity for small talk

@centristjim1 @darrengrimes_ Careful; the delicate right wing will get offended again. They are easily offended, vegan sausage rolls, a dance group, a naked person to name a couple of recent ones.

@centristjim1 @darrengrimes_ Yes it was. She asked her several times after the lady said she was from Hackney as if the only place a black person can come from is Africa like she was lying.

@centristjim1 @darrengrimes_ No, she was told several times by the woman that she was a British national. The old racist wouldn't accept that though and continued to interrogate her . There was nothing benign about this exchange.

@centristjim1 @darrengrimes_ You might not think so but the lady in question was offended - so that’s what counts

@centristjim1 @darrengrimes_ It is offensive. I had similar comments made to me on numerous occasions when I was at uni (about 12 years ago). I've thought about them a lot since and I wish I was braver to call them out at the time, but I didn't feel comfortable with those comments and I was very offended.

@centristjim1 @darrengrimes_ Glad to hear you weren’t offended. 😒