The front page of the Sun today pronounced that a star on the television show The Apprentice has quit for using ‘racist language’, specifically for employing a ‘highly offensive term’ to describe a black person. One can only recoil in imagining what a foul and obscene word the contestant must have used. But you needn’t be unduly nervous. The offending word was ‘coloured’.
According to the story, Jana Denzel, a dentist of Sri Lankan heritage, was reported by two ‘shocked’ female teammates after making the utterance. Bosses at the show took ‘swift action’ and made him undergo diversity training. Following discussions with producers, who explained to him the offensive nature of the remark, Denzel announced his departure from the programme.
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